Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
March 4, 2004
Submitted
April 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803ML
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49726
Aircraft time
39,252 hours, 22,758 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK WAS DETECTED HIGH TEMPERATURE ON TAIL CONE. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE AUGMENTATION VALVE AND REGULATOR PRESSURE VALVE CLAMPS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 20-10-11, GASKET AND NIPPLE OF 13A STAGE BLEED VALVE WERE REPLACED IAW MM 20-10-13, ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED AND TEST CORRECT IAW MM 71-00-00. OVER TEMPERATURE TAIL CONE LIGHT WAS CORRECT.

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