- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2013
- Submitted
- October 14, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49730
- Aircraft time
- 70,888 hours, 37,408 cycles
- Part
- Clamp
- Condition
- Broken
- 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 ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB-OUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED BROKEN LT HEAT EXCHANGER EXHAUST CLAMP & LEAKING RT HEAT EXCHANGER EXHAUST PERISEALS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATIONS CLOSED.