Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 30, 2012
Submitted
July 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510AM
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49804
Aircraft time
65,551 hours, 34,092 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMUNATED. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED PHX LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED BOTH TEMPERATURE SWITCHES AND SEALS ON AUXILIARY POWER UNIT COOLING DUCT. SYSTEM, GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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