Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
February 15, 2007
Submitted
February 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803ML
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49726
Aircraft time
47,836 hours, 28,212 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Generator
Part time
1,159 hours, 727 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
F, K

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT A GEN LOW AND TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH LIGHTS TURNED ON. DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE TAIL CONE COMPARTMENT WAS DETECTED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTAINER ACTIVATED. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND RT FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTAINER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 26-20-01 AND AIR CONDITIONING, PNEUMATIC AND ANTI-ICE SYSTEMS WERE CHECKED BY LEAKS IAW MM 21-10-00, 30-10-00 AND 35-10-00, DETECTING A LEAK IN THE APU CONTROL VALVE DUE TO CLAMPS WERE DAMAGED. CLAMPS WERE REPLACED AND SYSTEM TESTED BY LEAKS IAW MM 21-10-00, ALL CORRECT.

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