Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 30, 2014
Submitted
July 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53255
Aircraft time
71,285 hours, 30,972 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Broken
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

TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. LT ACM CLAMP & DUCT SLIP JOINT CABLE BROKEN. REPLACED CLAMP & CABLE. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.

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