Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 18, 2014
Submitted
April 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9406W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53126
Aircraft time
61,425 hours, 29,613 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Leaking
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LAS CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB OUT. ACCOMPLISHED QRH & LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED LAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED PNEUMATIC GND CONNECTOR & CHECK VLV THAT WAS LEAKING. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL, OPERATION CLOSED.

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