# SDR AALA20150808001

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 8, 2015
- Submitted: August 12, 2015
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N488AA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488AA), registered now
- Make and model: Doug DC-9-82
- Registry model: [Doug DC-9-82](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 49681
- Aircraft time: 76,404 hours, 40,333 cycles
- System (JASC): [2150 · Cabin Cooling System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2150)
- Part: Heat Exchanger
- Part number: 1941101
- Condition: Leaking
- Location: Ac Bay
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150808001

## Discrepancy

AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT.  DURING CLIMB, PASSING FL180 THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED.  PERFORMED TAIL COMPARTMENT LEAK CHECK IAW MCM36-95-15 & FOUND THE PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER LEAKING AT THE UNION WITH DUCT.  R & R THE RT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER IAW AMM 21-51-04.  PERFORMED LEAK CHECK.  SYS CHECKED NORMAL.

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