Service difficulty report · Periseal · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 17, 2012
Submitted
June 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510AM
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49804
Aircraft time
65,446 hours, 34,035 cycles
Part
Periseal
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

LAS - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED LAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND PERI SEALS LEAKING AT LEFT CONNECTOR ON LEFT PRESSURIZATION DUCT FROM HEAT EXCHANGER AND PERI SEALS LEAKING AT RIGHT CONNECTOR ON RIGHT PRESSURIZATION DUCT FROM HEAT EXCHANGER. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT PERI SEALS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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