Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 18, 2003
Submitted
July 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48490
Aircraft time
39,353 hours, 6,613 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, J, A

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

What was found

AT APPROX 500 FEET CARGO DOOR AFT -A- LEVEL TWO ILLUMINATED. DUMPED TO MAX LANDING WEIGHT. COMPLIED WITH QRH AND RETURNED TO SFS. NOTE: DOOR OPEN LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. ENT BY: 317084 RPT BY: 096537 FACT 18JUL03 22:14 SFS R REMOVED AND REPLACED S1 -383 DOOR CLOSE SWITCH DUE FOUND INTERMITTENT OPERATION, AND S1-261 DOOR LOCK SWITCH FOR PRECAUTIONARY PER MD11 AMM 52-33-04. PERFORMED CARGO DOOR CHECK, OPENING AND CLOSING NORMAL. ENT BY: 363743 RPT BY: 363743.

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