Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 13, 2013
Submitted
March 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53089
Aircraft time
62,463 hours, 32,089 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Leaking
Location
Ac Bay
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

SFO - INFLIGHT SJC-DFW CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERAURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB-OUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED SFO LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND TOP DUCT LEAK FROM TUBING ABOVE HEAT EXCHANGER. REPOSITIONED SCAFT HOSE AND CLAMPS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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