SDR AALA981371

Service difficulty report · Sensors · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7522A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49899
Part
Sensors
Part number
4TL1413D
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Tail Compartment
Stage of operation
CL
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 1676 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW, THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. STAYED ON STEADY FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECK LIST. THE LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. DECISION TO LAND BACK AT DFW WAS MADE AND THE LAST 7 MINUTES THERE WAS NO FURTHER INDICATION OF THE LIGHT. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. RAN ENGINES, APU AND PACKS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. CHECKED TAIL COMPARTMENT DUCTING FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED. REPLACED BOTH TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE SENSORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

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