Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 30, 2016
Submitted
June 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49676
Aircraft time
77,994 hours, 41,363 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
5956942122
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING CLIMB THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. R & R THE RT PNEUMATIC PILOT PRESS REGULATOR VALVE, BROKEN SENSE LINE, CHAFED SENSE LINE, STRIPPED FITTING & CRACKED SUPPORT BRACKET IAW AMM 36-10-02. OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECKS NORMAL IAW AMM 36-10-00.

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