Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
January 3, 2008
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21465
Aircraft time
42,064 hours, 28,512 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
54C54672D01
Part serial
0033
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, "MCD ARM" LIGHT AND "CARGO DOOR IN-TRANSIT" LIGHT ILLUMINATED, REPEAT WRITE UP.PRESSURIZATION WAS NORMAL THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. AT TIME OF LIGHT ILLUMINATION, PSID WAS 6. APPX ALTITUDE WAS 15,000. R & R MCD AFT LATCH CYLINDER PER 52-34-021-4. BLED AND OPS CHECKED NORMAL. RAN DOOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH PRESS IND. PLUMBED IN LINE AT PORT 2. PER DRAWING. NO LEAK DOWN NOTED. RESTORED A/C TO NORMAL. PRESSURIZED A/C TO CHECK FOR MIGRATION OF LOCK BAR. PRESS TO 5.0 D FOR APPROX 25 MIN. WITH NO LOCK BAR MOVEMENT NOTED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED

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