Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 26, 2006
Submitted
June 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N162PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49765
Aircraft time
48,471 hours, 33,568 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Switch
Part number
V3601
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
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, (T/O WARNING) ALARM WAS ACTIVATED. PROXIMITY SWITCH WAS CHECKED AND 3 FLAPS/SLATS CYCLES WERE PERFORMED, BUT FAIL CONTINUED. CABIN PEDESTAL SWITCH WAS CHECKED AND SWITCH S1-492 WAS DETECTED BROKEN. SWITCH AND ACTUATOR JV20 WERE REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 27-53-01, ALL CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 27-53-01, ALL CORRECT.

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