Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 10, 2015
Submitted
April 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402NV
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49763
Aircraft time
64,546 hours, 41,762 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT CAME ON AT 14000' ON CLIMB OUT. LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER RT ENG POWER WAS REDUCED TO 1.3 EPR, AFTER 2 MINUTES POWER WAS INCREASED & LIGHT DID NOT RETURN. INSPECTED TAIL SECTION PNEUMATIC DUCTING & VLVS, NO DEFECTS NOTED, REF AMM 36-00-00. INSPECTED TAIL COMPARTMENT HEAT STRIPS FOR OVERHEAT CONDITION, NO OVERHEAT INDICATED. CHECKED & CLEANED LT & RT OVERHEAT SENSORS. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK IAW AMM 36-20-02. REF LOG PAGE 560141 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. NEW DUCT BOOTS INSTALLED ON TEMP CONTROL VLV DUCT.

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