Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 6, 2015
Submitted
January 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53628
Aircraft time
43,700 hours, 21,319 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
5953625521
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIR INTERRUPT, DIVERTED & EMER DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CRUISE TAIL COMPARTMENT OVER TEMP WARNING ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED TAIL COMPARTMENT LEAKS MCM 36-95-14 FOUND CRACKED DUCT. R & R DUCT & PERFORMED MCM CARD 36-95-14. NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE FM 4YM3633E9.

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