Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 4, 2004
Submitted
September 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49763
Aircraft time
43,054 hours, 30,235 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
833605
Part serial
861
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
11,902 hours, 6,863 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, (SPOILER DEPLOYED) LIGHT TURNED ON. BITE TO PROXIMITY SWITCH UNIT WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-60-05 AND SPOILERS WERE INSPECTED IAW MM 27-62-00. RTS WAS PERFORMED AND PROXIMITY SWITCH UNIT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 32-60-05, TEST CORRECT.

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