Service difficulty report · Periseal · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 19, 2011
Submitted
October 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49453
Aircraft time
76,461 hours, 35,222 cycles
Part
Periseal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Acm
Stage of operation
CR
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

SAT - INFLIGHT MFE-DFW. CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED SAT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED PERI SEALS ON LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE AND REPOSITIONED CLAMP ON RIGHT AIR CYCLE MACHINE.

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