Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
July 30, 2003
Submitted
July 31, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22347
Aircraft time
37,931 hours, 26,617 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Main Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEVEL FL 190 280 KTS OCN LT TURB MAIN CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED STEADY THEN WENT DIM AND EXTINGUISHED AFTER 30 SEC AS WE COMPLIED WITH RED TABS. CHECKED OPERATION AND INDICATION OF MAIN CARGO DOOR, ONLY DISCREPANCY NOTED WAS INCORRECT ADJUSTMENT OF THE NR3 AND NR 5 OVERCENTER PROXIMITY SWITCHES. LATCHES ALIGNED WITH WHITE STRIPES IAW MM, DOWN SEQUENCE SWITCH WITHIN ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED NR 3 AND NR 5 OVERCTR. PROX SWITCHES IAW B727MM 52-34-009-5 PARA. 1 F.(1). MAIN CARGO DOOR OPERATES AND INDICATES NORMAL.

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