Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 1, 2004
Submitted
May 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49761
Aircraft time
42,254 hours, 29,602 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
833605
Part serial
232
Condition
Failed
Location
Stall Computer
Part time
1,296 hours, 738 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM. DURING ENGINE START THE (STALL INDICATION FAILURE) LIGHT TURNED ON. STALL COMPUTERS TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND SLATS FAILURE WAS DETECTED ON COMPUTER NR 2 AND (SIF) LIGHT TURNED ON ON BOTH COMPUTERS. PROXIMITY SWITCH ELECTRONIC UNIT (PSEU) WAS TESTED DETECTING 620 CODE FAILURE ON ELECTRONIC CARD NR 15. PSEU WAS REPLACED IAW MM 32-09-10.

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