Service difficulty report · Blanket · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49245
Part
Blanket
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Tail Compt
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PBI - FLT 229 - DURING CLIMB, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH LIGHT CAME ON. FOLLOWED HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER ENGINE POWER REDUCTION, BUT CAME ON AGAIN AS POWER WAS INCREASED. FOUND RIGHT SENSOR AND AIR PASSAGE CHAMBER BLOCKED WITH INSULATION FROM BLANKET. CLEANED AIR CHAMBER AND SENSOR AND PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN. (M)

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