Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
August 9, 2017
Submitted
August 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
24223
Aircraft time
113,941 hours, 13,959 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
R3 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE R3 DOOR OPEN INDICATION ON THE EICAS DOOR PAGE. TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM 52-71, TASK 812-818. FOUND SWITCH DIRTY AND HAS EXCESSIVE SEALANT. REMOVED THE SEALANT AND DIRT AND LUBED THE SWITCH PLUNGER. CHECKED THE DOOR INDICTATION ON EICAS, ALL NORMAL.