Service difficulty report · Tube · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 1, 2011
Submitted
July 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7544A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53026
Aircraft time
60,020 hours, 31,001 cycles
Part
Tube
Part number
8597221
Condition
Broken
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

SAN - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED SAN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND FLOW CONTROL VALVE LINE BROKEN AND BOOT FOR RIGHT TEMP CONTROL VALVE TORN. REPLACED TUBE FOR VALVE LINE AND BOOT FOR RIGHT TEMP CONTROL VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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