Service difficulty report · Switch · Lear 31

Difficulty date
April 6, 2004
Submitted
April 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N131FX
Make and model
Lear 31
Aircraft serial
31A175
Aircraft time
3,499 hours, 3,301 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Pax Door
Part time
3,499 hours, 3,301 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DOOR WARNING LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. THE DOOR WAS VERIFIED AS PINNED AND THE ITEM WAS DEFERRED. ON TAKE-OFF, THE DOOR SEAL SQUEALED EXCESSIVELY AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT DOOR PIN WAS MISSALIGNED AND HAD BROKEN THE DOOR LIGHT ACTUATING SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE DOOR RE-RIGGED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE

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