Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
December 2, 2002
Submitted
December 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23629
Aircraft time
52,776 hours, 37,437 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
189915
Condition
Faulty
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT AT 5000 FT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FORWARD ENTRY DOOR HANDLE WAS SECURE. TURNBACK TO LAS. MX ADJUSTED L-1 DOOR SENSOR. ACFT WAS PRESSURIZED TO 4 PSI, NO FAULTS WERE NOTED. DURING PRESSURIZATION SHOOK HANDLE, LIGHT REMAINED EXTINGUISHED. PROBLEM RETURNED NEXT FLT, LIGHT REMAINED ON DURING TAXI TO GATE. THE L-1 DOOR UPPER HINGE GUIDE ARM WAS ADJUSTED AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND REMAINED OFF; LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE MORE AS ACFT TAXIED TO GATE ON RETURN FLIGHT TO LAS. TROUBLESHOT TO INTERMITTENT WIRING PROBLEM, PLACED ON MEL 52-03-19, COND 1. MX REMOVED & REPLACED L-1 DOOR INDICATION SENSOR S199, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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