SDR WXOA02009

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC921

Difficulty date
November 2, 2002
Submitted
November 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127NK
Make and model
Doug DC921
Aircraft serial
47361
Part
Duct
Part number
5910244363
Condition
Ruptured
Location
A/C Bay
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

LAS - TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMP ANNUNCIATOR INDICATION ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED TAIL COMPARTMENT AND ASSOCIATED PRESSURIZATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR CAUSE OF HIGH TEMP INDICATION. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED BLEED AIR LEAK FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMP ANNUNCIATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE FOLLOWING DEFERRAL OF RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. DURING SUBSEQUENT TROUBLESHOOTING OF DEFERRAL, MAINTENANCE FOUND RUPTURED BLEED AIR SUPPLY DUCT, IN THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. (M)

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