Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 30, 2012
Submitted
August 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125MN
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53125
Aircraft time
42,432 hours, 39,651 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Unknown
Location
Cabin Temp
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN TEMP, SUPPLY DUCT TEMP WOULD NOT GO BELOW 88 DEG F. F/A REPORTS THAT AFT CABIN IS VERY HOT, MID A BIT COOLER. FOUND THAT AN INCREASE IN POWER WOULD CAUSE A MOMENTARY COOLING. ONCE NORMAL CRUISE POWER WAS ESTABLISHED. TEMP WOULD GO BACK UP AND COULD NOT BE COOLED. SUSPECT A POSSIBLE BLEED AIR LEAK. AC WAS DIVERTED BACK TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

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