Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 14, 2013
Submitted
November 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9620D
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53591
Aircraft time
46,940 hours, 22,235 cycles
Part
Check Valve
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

DFW TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES & LIGHT WENT OUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEAKING GROUND AIR CONDITIONING CHECK VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.

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