SDR GTIA040857

Service difficulty report · Gasket · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
December 6, 2004
Submitted
January 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822NK
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49392
Part
Gasket
Condition
Damaged
Location
A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLL - FLT 758 - AFTER TAKEOFF AT 800 FEET, THE TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERTEMP LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES THE LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN THE LEFT THROTTLE WAS PLACED IN IDLE. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS RETURNED ABOVE 1.5 EPR, THE LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN THROTTLE WAS REDUCED BELOW 1.4 EPR, RETURNED TO FLL ON REDUCED POWER. INSPECTED THE PNEUMATIC DUCTING ON THE LEFT SIDE TAIL COMPARTMENT AND DETERMINED THE PACK INLET HIGH TEMP SENSOR GASKET WAS DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SENSOR GASKET, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

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