Service difficulty report · Boot · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 26, 2002
Submitted
January 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53266
Aircraft time
32,688 hours, 25,317 cycles
Part
Boot
Condition
Torn
Location
Temp Con Valve
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

TAIL COMPTARTMENT TEMP HIGH ON CLIMB AT 20,000 FT. LIGHT GOES OUT WHEN REDUCING LT ENGINE POWER. REPLACED TORN BOOT AT RT TEMP CONTROL VALVE AND REPLACED CRACKED DUCT IN TAIL COMPTARTMENT

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