SDR 9619919967

Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
September 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9331
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47263
Part
Switch
Condition
Stuck
Location
E/E Door
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, COULD NOT PRESSURIZE THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTED EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM THE AREA FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION AND DOOR WARNING SYSTEMS APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. RETURNED TO PHX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND THE E/E COMPARTMENT DOOR OPEN AND THE SWITCH STUCK RESULTING IN A FALSE DOOR WARNING INDICATION. REPLACED THE DOOR WARNING SWITCH, CHECKED OK.

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