Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
December 15, 2007
Submitted
December 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
201
Aircraft time
34,265 hours, 29,894 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
ABS030901
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FWD CARGO DOOR UNLOCK WARNING AND ECAM MESSAGE AT 18,000' AND PSID 7.0, SPEED 340 KTS. PREECEDING THE CARGO DOOR UNLOCK WARNING BY LESS THAN 1" WAS A LOUD "THINK" FROM UNDERSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. SLOWED TO 240 KTS, NO CHANGE. DEPRESSURIZED AND DESCENDED AND PSID 4.0 THE WARNING DISAPPEARED. ADJUSTED FWD CARGO DOOR SWITCH 14WS IAW FEDEX A310-200 AMM 52-71-11, AND ACCOMPLISHED AN INSPECTION OF FWD CARGO DOOR SILL AND FRAME AREA. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED IAW FEDEX A310-200 AMM 52-31-11.

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