SDR AALA961018

Service difficulty report · Detector · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 7, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49339
Part
Detector
Part number
805320
Condition
Defective
Location
Tail Compt
Stage of operation
TO
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

DFW - FLT 544 - DURING MAX POWER TAKEOFF WITH OAT 104 DEGREES, TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE AND THEN ILLUMINATED AGAIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND PRIOR TO LANDING THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT LANDED OVERWEIGHT AT DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK CHECK OF TAIL COMPARTMENT WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. REPLACED BOTH TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP DETECTORS. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND ENGINE RUN TO FULL POWER WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OP. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. ACCOMP FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED NORMAL. (M)

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