Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 1, 2013
Submitted
January 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49730
Aircraft time
69,015 hours, 36,293 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
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

IAD - INFLIGHT DCA-DFW. CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINIATED ON CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED IAD LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TIGHTENED CLAMPS TO LEFT AUGMENTATION VALVE. SYSTEM GROUAN CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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