SDR AALA20180519007

Service difficulty report · Gasket · Doug MD83

Difficulty date: May 19, 2018
Submitted: May 22, 2018
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N9626F
Make and model: Doug MD83
Aircraft serial: 53596
Aircraft time: 54,370 hours, 26,922 cycles
System (JASC): 3610 · Pneumatic Distribution System
Part: Gasket
Condition: Blown
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. TAIL COMPRESSOR TEMPERATURE HIGH ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, JUST PRIOR TO 10,000 FT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND PNEUMATIC SUPPLY TEMP SENSOR GASKET BLOWN OUT. REPLACED GASKET PER AMM 36-10-00.

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