Service difficulty report · Wire · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
September 6, 2000
Submitted
November 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702M
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC702
Part
Wire
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

OLF - FLT 2571 - CABIN DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ABOVE 10,000 FT OR WHEN CABIN PRESS AS ABOVE 4.5 PSID. INTERMITTENT WIRING PROBLEM. ANNUNCIATOR PNL WAS CHANGED, OPS CHECK UNSATISFACTORY. REPLACED ALL SIX REMAINING MICROSWITCHES AND ASSOCIATED WIRING FOR ALL SWITCHES FOR THE PAX DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND OPS CHECK OK. TEST FLT WAS PERFORMED. OPS CHECK UNSATISFACTORY. FOUND UNIDENTIFIED WIRE SPLICED TO CABIN DOOR WARNING CIRCUIT JUST FORWARD OF CANNON PLUG CP22. INVEST REVEALED PART OF CVR CIRCUITRY INSTALLED WHEN CVR WAS INSTALLED AS MAJOR ALTERATION. WIRE FOUND WITH HIGH RESISTANCE. WIRE CAPPED AND STOWED FOR TEST FLT, SATISFACTORY RESULTS. FURTHER T/S FOUND 4 BAD DIODES FOR THE RL-5 AND RL-6 CVR RELAYS.