SDR ARWA980703

Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
July 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345JW
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46042
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

LCK - FLT 507 - BELLY DOOR ILLUMINATED, ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO BLOCKS. AFTER BELLY DOOR WAS CYCLED AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. SECOND TAKEOFF WAS UNEVENTFUL. BRAKE TEMPS OK, ABORTED LESS THAN 60 KNOTS. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND 'C' BELLY DOOR LIMIT SWITCH AT FAULT. SWITCH REPOSITIONED, DOOR TESTED SEVERAL TIMES SATISFACTORY IAW DC-8 MM 52-00-00. ALSO, BRAKE TEMPS CHECKED NORMAL AFTER TAKEOFF ABORT IAW AOM VOL NR 1 P 4300 PN REVISION 1. (M)

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