Service difficulty report · Packing · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 22, 2002
Submitted
August 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53338
Aircraft time
30,262 hours, 23,734 cycles
Part
Packing
Condition
Leaking
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HI LIGHT ON DURING CLIMB. EXTINGUISHED TEMPORARILY WITH HP BLEED OFF, THEN RE-ILLUMINATED. COMPLIED WITH CHECK LIST, PULLED LEFT THROTTLE TO IDLE AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, LEFT PACK OFF AND LEFT THROTTLE BACK TO NORMAL. POWER AND LIGHT REMAINED EXTINGUISHED. FOUND 2 PACKINGS LEAKING AT RT ANTICIPATOR AND THERMOSTAT. REPLACED PACKINGS. REPLACED RT AND LT TAIL COMPT TEMP HIGH TEMP SENSORS, PRECAUTIONARY. FOUND 2 LOOSE PACK CLAMPS ON LT PACK. TIGHTENED SAME. LEAK CHECKS GOOD. ENGINE RUN TO PWR CHECKS GOOD.

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