Service difficulty report · Limit Switch · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
November 7, 2003
Submitted
November 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
191
Aircraft time
29,491 hours, 26,878 cycles
Part
Limit Switch
Part number
ABS030901
Condition
Faulty
Location
Access Door
Stage of operation
TO
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

ON TAKEOFF OUT OF DTW LOWER ACCESS DOOR AMBER LIGHT- FOLLOWED ECAM RETURNED TO LAND DTW NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. AT BLOCK IN FOUND ACCESS DOORS CLOSED AND LOCKED. RELEASED LOCKS ON BOTH DOORS FOUND PRESSURE HOLDING DOORS IN CLOSED POSITION. CREW REPORT NO PRESSURE ALERT. ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 52-30-03 CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 17NOV03 "MEL 52-30-03: FWD & AFT LOWER ACCESS DOORS CLOSED & LOCKED INDICATION ON ECAM, DOOR PAGE - INOP. FWD & AFT LOWER ACCESS DOORS VISUALLY CHECKED CLOSED & LOCKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT LOWER ACCESS DOOR LIMIT SWITCH IAW M/M CH 52-71-11-4. OPS CHECK OK CLEARS MEL.

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