Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
July 11, 2003
Submitted
July 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22035
Aircraft time
43,855 hours, 25,932 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
I, A

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

What was found

MAIN CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INFLIGHT AFTER T/O PSI DIFFERENTIAL WAS 1 PSID PACKS OFF, AIRCRAFT DEPRESS MAIN CARGO DOOR LIGHT WENT OUT. AIR TURNBACK, MAIN CARGO DOOR LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT ON TAXI BACK TO GATE. ADJUSTED THE LOCK SWITCHES PER EO (.040" GAP..7EA) SWITCH S9038 IS DEFECTIVE, GOT HOT TO THE TOUCH AND IT'S END IS DENTED IN FROM THE TARGET HITTING IT. INSTALLED SWITCH S9038 IAW 727-200WDM52-71-01. MADE ADJUSTMENT WITH REFERENCE TO EO 7-5230-7-2347, LOCKWIRED SAME, TEST OF MAIN CARGO DOOR WARNING SYSTEM MADE WITH REFERENCE TO 727-200 AMM 52-70-009-5, NORMAL INDICATIONS WERE OBSERVED THROUGH NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS.

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