Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
May 3, 2005
Submitted
May 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861LF
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49826
Aircraft time
46,432 hours, 29,277 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
90G623
Part serial
TNS003
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
288 hours, 171 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 AS A CONSEQUENCE OF LEFT ELEVATOR POWER ON LIGHT DID NOT TURNED ON DURING FLIGHT CONTROL TESTS. ELEVATOR WAS CHECKED PER FREE MOVEMENT, ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE AND HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WERE CORRECT. LIGHT REPORT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 27-14. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE ELEVATOR PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-30-12, TESTED CORRECT.

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