Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 15, 2016
Submitted
August 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9409F
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53121
Aircraft time
64,259 hours, 34,919 cycles
Part
Turbine
Part number
20495055
Part serial
1073798
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Cabin Cooler
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB THE TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A RUPTURE IN THE LEFT COOLING TURBINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE IAW AMM 21-51-01. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL.

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