Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
May 7, 2005
Submitted
May 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48313
Aircraft time
44,035 hours, 13,263 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 3 Manifold
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

NR 3 MANIFOLD FAIL ILLUMINATED IN FLT. C/W QRH PROCEDURES, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. PERFORMED DECAY CHECK OF NR 3 PNEU SYS IAW JRH AND PASSED ITERROGATED FAULT INDICATOR IN CAC AND FOUND RIGHT WING PRESS SWITCH FAULTED WITH APU AIR CHECKED ALL ANTI-ICE TUBING AND LINES ON RT WING FOR LEAKS. CHECKED ALL SLATS FOR EXCESSIVE AIR, ALL NORMAL. REMOVED ALL PERI SEAL CONNECTORS FROM ALL HEATED SLATS AND VISUALLY INSP INSIDE OF PICCOLO TUBES FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE, ALL NORMAL. FOUND NR 3 MANIFOLD FAIL FAULT BALL REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 MANIFOLD FAIL DETECT SWITCH FOUND WORN PERI SEALS ON I/B AND O/B OF NR 6 SLAT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEALS, OPS CHECKED MAINIFOLD FAIL SYSTEM, OPS CHECK OK. LEAK CHECK OK.

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