Service difficulty report · Heater · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 23, 2006
Submitted
August 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AN
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53093
Aircraft time
33,229 hours, 33,473 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
22,772 hours, 17,429 cycles
Part
Heater
Part number
320115
Part serial
A1116
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Air/Fuel
Part time
345 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
M
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

PILOT REPORT: LT FUEL HEAT ON LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKE OFF (FUEL TEMPERATURE WENT TO 79 DEGREES, OIL TEMPERATURE COME TO 135 DEGREES)TRANSFERRED TO DMI NR 27 MEL 73-6-2 CATEGORY (C). DISPATCH DEVIATION PROCEDURE GUIDE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. FROM DMI 27: AIR-FUEL HEATER SHUTOFF VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 73-14-02 PAGE 201.

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