Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
November 11, 2006
Submitted
November 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48311
Aircraft time
46,628 hours, 14,535 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
831651
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3 Pneu Sys
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

NR 3 MANIFOLD LT, ILLUMINATED PASSING 3000 WITH FE STANDARD PANEL SETUP. ENGINE WING ANTI-ICE ON PRESSURE WAS 60. FOLLOWED QRH AFTER PHASE ONE PRESSURE, REMAINED AT 40. THROTTLE BROUGHT TO IDLE, PRESS DROPPED TO 20 DURING RTB TO MEM FACT, 11NOV06 20:47 MEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 MANIFOLD PRESS SWITCH. LEAKED CHECKED SWITCH ALONG WITH SENSE LINES. LEAKED AND OPS CK GOOD. PERFORMED DECAY CHECK WITH APU AND NR 3 ENGINE. BOTH TEST PASSED. REF DC10 JRH 7-11 AND 7-12. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENG PSC, CKS GOOD, REF MM 36-27-01-2. TAXIED ACFT TO HIGH POWER PAD. RAN ENGS IAW JRH PRESSURE. REGULATION CKS GOOD. NR 3 ENG HIGH STAGE VALVE OPERATION CKS GOOD. WING ANT-ICE CKS GOOD REF MM 30-11-00-2.

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