Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 15, 2011
Submitted
July 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N485AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49678
Aircraft time
66,226 hours, 34,392 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Leaking
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

DFW - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT WARNING ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURES AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL COMPARTMENT SENSOR, LEFT FLOW CONTROL VALVE THAT WAS LEAKING AND LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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