Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 1, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49584
Aircraft time
42,138 hours, 34,218 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
UNK
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Leaking
Location
Tail
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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 COMPT OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON AT 10000 FT. CONT TO CYCLETHE REST OF FLIGHT. LIGHT EXT ON THE GROUND. FOUND LEAKS AT LT AUG VALVE AND LT HEAT EXCHANGER. THIGHTENED CLAMPS, PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN WITH BOTHENGINES NO LEAKS NOTED.

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