Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
April 25, 2004
Submitted
April 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49779
Aircraft time
37,111 hours, 25,338 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Sensor
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
I

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT WITH ENGINES ON IDLE, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT TURNED ON. PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED TURNING OFF THE LIGHT, BUT WITH AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ON, HP BLEED OF FLOW LIGHT TURNED ON AND AT 5000 FEET, AIRCRAFT WAS DEPRESSURIZED. DURING TEST ON GROUND BOTH PACKAGES WERE OUT OF SERVICE WITH DUCTS COVERS BROKEN AND WITH THE WIRING SENSOR TEMP HIGH LOOSEN DUE TO A PNEUMATIC LEAKAGE. DUCT WAS CORRECTLY INSTALLED AND WIRING WAS REPAIRED, TESTS WERE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 30-10-00 AND 21-00-00, ALL CORRECT.

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