- Difficulty date
- December 20, 2016
- Submitted
- December 23, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53594
- Aircraft time
- 53,014 hours, 25,901 cycles
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- DC62E10SLJ3SN
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Zone 400
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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
FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE FOR A TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT INDICATION WARNING. EMERGENCY DECLARED. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT AUGMENTATION VALVE IAW MCM CARD 5770-20. LEAK CHECK IAW MCM CARD 5770-20 AND MCM CARD 5461. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD.