- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2014
- Submitted
- August 15, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N984TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53634
- Aircraft time
- 41,500 hours, 20,415 cycles
- Part
- Clamp
- Condition
- Loose
- 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
TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT INDICATION & LT PACK SHUTDOWN IN CLIMB OUT. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND LEAK BETWEEN LT AIR CYCLE MACHINE & HEAT EXCHANGER. TIGHTENED HEAT EXCHANGER CLAMP. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.