Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
December 20, 2007
Submitted
December 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
46992
Aircraft time
68,325 hours, 21,348 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
6271004
Part serial
1093C4606
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
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

PDIS: LEVEL AT FL330, 45 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, GOT NR 3 MANF LIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A LEVEL 3 "MANIFOLD NR 3 FAIL" ALERT. COMPLIED WITH RED TABS AND LANDED AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRFIELD (KLAS). MAN LIGHT EXTINGUISHED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 8000' AND 5000' IN THE DESCENT. FOUND RT WING SWITCH FAULT BALL FAULTED AT PNEU MAN IND BOX IN CENTER ACC COMP. PERFORMED NR 3 PNEUMATIC SYS DECAY CHECK PER MD-10 MM 36-00-02-5 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. SUSPECT MAN FAILURE DET PRESSURE SWITCH ON RIGHT SIDE. SWITCH REMOVED AND REPLACED MANIFOLD FAILURE DETECTION CONTROLLER PER REF MM 36-23-86B870.

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