Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
February 21, 2006
Submitted
February 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852AM
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
33787
Aircraft time
6,584 hours, 3,474 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
S132
Condition
Misaligned
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKEOFF DUE TO TAKEOFF WARNING ALARM WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAULT CODES 31-55-008 & 31-52-004 APPEARED DURING A BITE TO THE PROXIMITY SWITCH UNIT IAW FIM 32-9. THE SWITCH S132 WAS FOUND OUT OF ACTIVATION LIMITS. THE SWITCH WAS ADJUSTED AND THE TAKEOFF WARNING SYSTEM WAS TESTED IAW M/M 31-51-02, SUBTASK 31-51-02-820-00, ALL CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX, A TAKEOFF WARNING ALARM TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW M/M 31-51-00 PAGES 510 TO 515, BEING CORRECT.