What was found
SJC CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED SJC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED BOTH OVERTEMP SENSORS. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.
- Difficulty date
- May 16, 2014
- Submitted
- May 27, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9616G
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53563
- Aircraft time
- 48,892 hours, 23,311 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2613 · Overheat Detection
- Part
- Overheat Sensor
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Ac Bay
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.