Service difficulty report · Tube · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 23, 2012
Submitted
May 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49347
Aircraft time
79,513 hours, 35,770 cycles
Part
Tube
Condition
Broken
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHX - CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMBOUT TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED PHX LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED TUBE ASSEMBLY-TURBINE NOZZLE TO EJECTOR VALVE LINE. REPLACED PERISEALS AT COUPLING FORWARD OF HEAT EXCHANGER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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