Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 10, 2012
Submitted
July 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53248
Aircraft time
59,840 hours, 30,931 cycles
Part
Duct
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 HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED LAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, PERI SEAL AND DUCT 1858 ON LEFT SIDE OF TAIL COMPARTMENT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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