SDR 2013F00122

Service difficulty report · Plunger · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
May 30, 2013
Submitted
May 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N111AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC081
Aircraft time
62,933 hours, 53,842 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Plunger
Part number
MD3211Q1
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
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

WHEN THE ACFT REACHED ALTITUDE OF 22,000 FT. THE AFT CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN ACFT DROPPED IN ALTITUDE BELOW 20,000 FT. THE CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND CALL MX. MX HAD FLIGHT CREW INSPECT CARGO DOOR FOR ANY DEFECTS, NONE WERE NOTED. CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT WAS DEFERRED IAW GMM PROCEDURES. MEL 52-2 WAS APPLIED. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED IN OPERATION OF THE CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT SYS. CARGO DOOR WAS INSPECTED IN MX AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT WAS PLACED ON DEFERRAL FOR FURTHER MONITORING. THE CONTINUED FLIGHT DAY NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED IN THE CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM. MEL WAS CLEARED BY ADJUSTING BAYONET SAFETY SWITCH PLUNGER, CLEANING AND LUBING OTHER SWITCHES CHECKED RIGGING IAW MM 52-70-00. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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