Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 10, 2017
Submitted
May 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7547A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53029
Aircraft time
74,284 hours, 39,116 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Bleed Air Sys
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

ON CLIMB OUT FROM 20,000 TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH LT ILLUMINATED AND AFTER DOING THE CHECKLIST LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER 20 SECONDS. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE CLAMP ON THE RIGHT HAND AUGMENTATION VALVE. THE CLAMP WAS RESECURED, THE ENGINES WERE RUN AGAIN, AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. REFERENCE USED WAS AMM 36-10-01 AND MNM CARD 36-95-14. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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