Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
October 5, 2010
Submitted
October 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N89427
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21365
Aircraft time
64,858 hours, 42,552 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Control Handle
Part time
64,858 hours, 42,552 cycles
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 TAKEOFF ROLL AT 80 KNOTS. THE AMBER AFT AIR-STAIR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT ABORTED TAKEOFF WHERE IT PRECEDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED, THE UPPER CONTROL HANDLE SWITCH DETERMINED TO BE AT FAULT. ITEM WAS DEFERRED AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.