Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
May 29, 2008
Submitted
May 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AM
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
49188
Aircraft time
66,405 hours, 49,052 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
H201
Condition
Damaged
Location
Aft Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BEFORE PUSH BACK, CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AFT STAIR LIGHT TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETECTED SWITCH S1-277 DAMAGED, SO IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 52-70-10, TESTED CORRECT. AFTER THAT, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETECTED A FUEL LEAK IN BOTH WINGS, SO AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND THE FUEL TANKS WERE OPENED, DETECTING DAMAGED SEAL IN THE LT WING FUEL TANK AND A NUT MISSING IN THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK, SO SEAL WAS REPLACED AND NUT INSTALLED IAW MM 57-30-03 AND SRM 51-30-0, TESTED CORRECT.

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