Service difficulty report · Handle · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
August 30, 2006
Submitted
August 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N319FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
47820
Aircraft time
79,160 hours, 20,844 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Pulled
Location
Service Door
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DESCENDING THRU 4000 FT GOT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUM. PRESSURIZATION WENT TO ZERO DIFF PRESS AND CABIN ALT= ACFT ALT. LANDED EWR WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND BOTH AFT DOORS OPEN ON WALKAROUND, TRIED TO ELECTRICALLY CLOSE DOORS NO HELP. FOUND ALL C/B'S IN OVERHEAD PANEL OF MCD PULLED AND COLLARED. RESET C/B'S NO HELP. BOTH RED T-HANDLES WERE TAPED DOWN. BOTH DOORS ARE IN THE ARMED POSITION. RECOLLARD C/B'S, PANEL IS STILL OPEN AND WILL NEED TAPED. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT AND TEST PER DC10 MM 52-10-01-2. FOUND RED EMERGENCY HANDLE HAD BEEN PULLED ON BOTH DOORS. SUSPECT HANDLE INADVERTENTLY BEEN PULLED DURING "B" CHECK. RESET HANDLES/DOORS PER SAME MM. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTE

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