Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 15, 2013
Submitted
March 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49679
Aircraft time
70,080 hours, 36,764 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
5953625521
Condition
Cracked
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

DFW - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINTED DURING CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED Y DUCT THAT WAS CRACKED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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