Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
March 3, 2004
Submitted
March 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N319FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
47820
Aircraft time
73,623 hours, 19,053 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pneu Manifold
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 3 MANIFOLD FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE AT FL 370. RED TABS FOLLOWED. T/S PER TAFI 36-23-00 FAULT CODE BC/YZ. PROBLEM DUPLICATED WITH OR WITHOUT PNEU SYS NR 3 PRESSURIZED. ACCOMPLISHED NR 3 PNEUMATIC SYSTEM DECAY CHECK PER DC-10 JRH TEST PASSED. WHEN DUPLICATING PROBLEM PNEU PRESSURE SWITCH FAULT BALL WOULD ILLUMINATE ON FAULT INDICATOR WITH FAIL LIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 PNEUMATIC MANIFOLD FAILURE PRESSURE SWITCH PER MM 36-23-03-4. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. ITEM CLEARED, A/C OK TO CONTINUE.

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