Service difficulty report · Gasket · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 22, 2001
Submitted
March 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49534
Aircraft time
39,044 hours, 32,912 cycles
Part
Gasket
Part number
8597221
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Acm Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

TAIL COMPT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB OUT. H.P BLEED SELECTED OFF. AFTER 2 MINS LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, DIVERT TO CVG TO AVOID ICING CONDITIONS. FOUND TUBE ON LT FLOW CONTROL VLV WITH CRACKED FLARE. RPLCD TUBE. ALSO FOUND DUCT SENSOR COVER PLATE GASKET BLOWN ON BLEED DUCT. REPLACED GASKET. RAN ENGS AND PACKS, NO LEAKS NOTED AND NO HIGH TEMP LIGHT. OK FOR SERVICE.

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