Service difficulty report · Duct Clamp · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 7, 2018
Submitted
July 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831US
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49791
Aircraft time
55,443 hours, 31,376 cycles
Part
Duct Clamp
Part number
C38C37
Condition
Broken
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW REPORTED, AT 29,000 TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. RAN RED BOARDER CHECKLIST. WHEN CREW CONTINUED THE COM PROCEDURE AND GOT TO THE REDUCE THRUST” DECLARED THE EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KLRD. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE AT KLRD FOUND DUCT LEAKING ON AFT SIDE OF RT AIR CONDITIONING PACK. VERIFIED TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT TEMP SENSOR WORKING PROPERLY IAW MM 36-20-02, STEP 4. OPS CHECK GOOD. MAINTENANCE FOUND RT PACK TEMP CONTROL DUCT LOOSE, TIGHTENED CLAMP IAW AMM 20-30-01. FOUND CLAMP AT ACM COMPRESSOR INLET FROM PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER BROKE. R&R CLAMP AT ACM (RT) INLET FROM PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER IAW MM 21-00-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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