Service difficulty report · Switch · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
November 5, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft time
47,407 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Switch
Part number
E032401
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAKEOFF ROLL FLIGHT CREW REJECTED TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 103 KTS DUE TO A TO CONFIGURATION WARNING. ON TAXI BACK TO TERMINAL CREW NOTICED, PARKING BRAKE, ON CREW ALERT PANEL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE NOT ENGAGED, NO OTHER WARNINGS ON THE CAP DURING THE RTO EVENT OTHER THAN CONFIGURATION. MAINTENANCE TECHS FOUND DAMAGED PARKING BRAKE, MICRO SWITCH, PN E0324-01. SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW ASM 32-45-00, SCH 01 AND JIC 27-00-00, OPT 10000. INSPECTIONS FOR RTO WERE ACCOMPLISHED IAW JIC 32-42-55, CHECK 10000 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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