Service difficulty report · Overheat Sensor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 9, 2014
Submitted
September 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7520A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49897
Aircraft time
68,743 hours, 36,160 cycles
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.

What was found

TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB OUT. FOLLOWED THE QRH PROCEDURE & THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LT & RT TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT SENSORS & PERI SEALS.

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