Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 18, 2010
Submitted
July 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49886
Aircraft time
54,838 hours, 41,203 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE PILOTS GOT AN INTERMITTENT TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH WARNING LIGHT ON CLIMBOUT. THE PILOTS DIVERTED TO BUF DUE TO BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AGENT LOW LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT BOTTLES, BOTTLES WERE EMPTY. MAINTENANCE FOUND A CLAMP LOOSE AT THE LEFT FLOW CONTROL VALVE BLOWING HOT AIR ONTO THE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES. MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED THE CLAMP AND REPLACED BOTTLES. A CHECKOUT WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE (2010-D0842)(DLM88101920).

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