SDR AALA981466

Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49335
Part
Seal
Condition
Loose
Location
Tail Compartment
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
M
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 T1969 - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. APU WAS RUNNING DUE TO LEFT GENERATOR INOPERATIVE. LIGHT EVENTUALLY EXTINGUISHED AFTER FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. RE-SEATED LEFT HEAT EXCHANGER SEAL, RAN ENGINES AT TAKEOFF POWER WITH AND WITHOUT APU AIR. NO LEAKS NOTED, NO TEMPERATURE WARNING. PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

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