Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 26, 2011
Submitted
August 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7546A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53028
Aircraft time
59,846 hours, 30,859 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

OKC - CREW REPORTED TAIL TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED OKC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND BOOT OFF RAM AIR Y DUCT AND PIN HOLE IN THE DUCT. REPLACED DUCT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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