Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 29, 2014
Submitted
September 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53634
Aircraft time
41,596 hours, 20,469 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
5961526513
Condition
Failed
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 HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND DUCT FAILED AT MOVABLE JOINT AREA. REPLACED DUCT ASSEMBLY ON RT SYS. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.

More about the Doug DC-9-83