Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 9, 2012
Submitted
September 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9401W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53137
Aircraft time
56,614 hours, 27,380 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Broken
Location
Water Separator
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

HSV - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT RETURNED TO HSV AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND LEFT WATER SEPARATOR HOUSING CLAMP BROKEN. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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