Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 17, 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

AUS - REPEAT ITEM CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED AUS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND DUCT CRACKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. REPLACED DUCT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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