Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 3, 2018
Submitted
August 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53621
Aircraft time
50,994 hours, 25,966 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE WARNING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TAIL COMP TEMP HI LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB. COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURES, THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED GROUND AIR CONDITIONING CHECK VALVE AND DUCT AS WELL AS HIGH TEMPERATURE HOSES. ALL OPERATIONS AND LEAK CHECKS NORMAL.

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