Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
March 14, 2008
Submitted
March 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21857
Aircraft time
44,781 hours, 35,198 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
1SE16
Condition
Faulty
Location
Aft Airstairs
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

FLT 738 FROM TOL TO SLW - DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE AFT AIRSTAIR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TOL WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE AFT AIRSTAIR CONTROL HANDLE MICROSWITCH WAS AT FAULT. THE AFT AIRSTAIR CONTROL HANDLE MICROSWITCH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, ADJUSTED AND PERFORMED, OPS CHECK ALL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.