Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 28, 2011
Submitted
July 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53628
Aircraft time
34,095 hours, 16,328 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Damaged
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LAS - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED LAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND RIGHT AC PACK DUCT FROM FLOW CONTROL VALVE TO HEAT EXCHANGER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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