Service difficulty report · Target · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 23, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N547UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25368
Aircraft time
62,928 hours, 18,362 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Target
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Door
Stage of operation
CR
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

LEFT WING SLIDE INDICATION. FLIGHT DIVERTED. MECHANICS STATED THAT THERE WERE PAINT OVER-SPRAY ON THE TARGET AND SWITCH. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE OVER-SPRAY, A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT TO THE DOOR SWITCH TO ENSURE WITHIN LIMITS, AND OPS CHECKING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIME TO ENSURE THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SIGNED OFF.