Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
April 9, 2005
Submitted
April 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21529
Aircraft time
37,525 hours, 25,019 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Cargo
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMBOUT AT FL230 AND 310 KTS MAIN CARGO DOOR-B ILLUMINATED. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RTB. LIGHT WENT OUT DESCENDING THRU FL180 AND 250 KTS, MEL 09APR05. RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 52-15-01 CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 19APR05 B-LOOP MEL'D REF MEL 52-15-01: MAIN CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT SYS B-INOP. VERIFY DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED PRIOR TO EACH BLOCKOUT. CYCLED DOOR & VERIFED CLOSED AND LOCKED. ADJUSTED B-SWITCH AFT CABLE ASSY PER NASI MM 52-30-00. OPS CKS NORMAL.

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