Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
July 18, 2018
Submitted
July 24, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53616
Aircraft time
52,633 hours, 26,819 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
5910521503
Condition
Faulty
Location
Tail Compartment
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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. DFW-IAD RETURNED DFW ACCOUNT TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT 2500 FEET TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH LIGHT FLASHED ON 2-3 TIMES. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED MCM CARDS 0930 SUMMER PREP, 26-96-11 TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT AND 36-95-15 TAIL COMPARTMENT LEAKS. REPAIRED ALL LEAKS FOUND AND REPLACED ALL WORN PARTS. ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT, FAILED CHECK FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LT AND RT TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT SENSORS IAW AMM 36-20-02. OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED ANOTHER FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT, PASSED CHECK FLIGHT.

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