Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
November 23, 2010
Submitted
November 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
85,546 hours, 26,041 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D*
Part
Switch
Condition
Shorted
Location
Acm
Part time
85,546 hours, 26,041 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FIFTEEN MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, BOTH AIR CYCLE MACHINES ON THE RT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE BATTERY DIRECT PACS OVERTEMP TRIPPED. NO CONTROL OF THE LOAD CONTROL VALVE WAS AVAILABLE. THE CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT THE SYS AND FOUND THE COMPRESSOR OVERTEMP SWITCH PS 12-2-1, WIRING DIAGRAM 21-1-6 WIRE BROKEN OFF FROM THE TERMINAL AND GROUNDED TO THE DUCT. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND REATTACHED TO THE SWITCH IAW MM 20-50-1. CIRCUIT BREAKER NO LONGER TRIPS, RT HAND NASI TEMPERATURE READINGS ARE NORMAL, ALL VALVES CYCLE NORMAL.

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