Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 18, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N960DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49979
Aircraft time
35,955 hours, 28,420 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
8981501
Part serial
2559EL81533EQ
Condition
Ruptured
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF LEFT PNEUMATIC SUPPLY DUCT RUPTURED, CAUSING A TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH CONDITION, THERMALLY DISCHARGING BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. COCKPIT INDICATING TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH AND BOTH AGENT LOW LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AIR TURN BACK TO ATL. REPLACED DUCT AND BOTTLES

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