Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 21, 2002
Submitted
April 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49715
Aircraft time
37,965 hours, 30,726 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PASSING THROUGH 14000 FEET ON CLIMBOUT TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT CAME ON. HIGH PRESSURE BLEED TURNED OFF, NO HELP. RAN ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER TURNING OFF THE LEFT PACK. FOUND CLAMP LOOSE AND LEAKING DOWNSTREAM OF LEFT TEMP CONTROL VALVE. TIGHTENED SAME AND TIGHTENED OTHER CLAMPS IN AREA PRECAUTIONARY.

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