Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 17, 2011
Submitted
April 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145768
Aircraft time
18,838 hours, 16,545 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
14,986 hours, 14,856 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
9AC4
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Fuel Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THE FUEL DOOR WAS INDICATING OPEN DURING FLIGHT. THE CREW RETURNED TO KPHL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND TWO LATCHES OPEN ON THE FUELING DOOR AND AN INTERMITTENT SWITCH. MAINTENANCE SECURED THE LATCHES SHUT AND PLACED THE INTERMITTENT SWITCH INDICATION ON MEL. THE FUEL DOOR INDICATION MEL WAS CLEARED IN KCMH ON 4/23/11 WHEN THE FUEL DOOR INDICATION SWITCH WAS REPLACED.

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