Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
December 11, 2006
Submitted
December 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N132YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE132
Aircraft time
23,165 hours, 32,182 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
MS200581
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT FL180 THE CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES, DETERMINED IT WAS AN INDICATION PROBLEM AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL PRESSURIZED WITH NO LOSS, THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED LOWER ALTITUDE, BUT DID NOT PERFORM AN EMERGENCY DESCENT, AS THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED PRESSURIZED. THE CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN ACFT WAS ON FINAL. THE MEL FOR THE CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN CLEARED 6 FLIGHTS PREVIOUSLY WITH NO DEFECTS ON THOSE FLIGHTS. THE DOOR LOCK MICROSWITCH ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REPLACED DUE TO BEING OUT OF TRAVEL TO ADJUST IT ANY FURTHER. THE DOOR AJAR ROLLER SWITCH ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WAS FOUND WITH THE JAM NUTS BACKED OFF, IT IS SUSPECTED

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