Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
July 25, 2018
Submitted
July 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53616
Aircraft time
52,661 hours, 26,839 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
5910245839
Condition
Leaking
Location
Ac Bay
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. DFW-MSY RETURNED DFW ACCOUNT FIRE INDICATION LIGHT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND UNDERWEIGHT. AFTER TAKE OFF, TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST GOING THROUGH 2000 FT. CAME ON STEADY UNTIL THRUST LEVERS WERE BROUGHT BACK TO CRUISE THRUST AT LEVEL OFF AT 4000 FT. LIGHT THEN WENT OUT. MAINTENANCE FOUND RT CROSSFEED DUCT LEAKING AT RT CROSSFEED VALVE AND DUCT MATING SURFACE. REMOVED AND REPLACED R/H CROSSFEED DUCT PER AMM 36-00-00, LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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