SDR DALA2020031001774

Service difficulty report · Plunger · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date: March 7, 2020
Submitted: March 10, 2020
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N537US
Make and model: Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial: 26484
Aircraft time: 78,423 hours, 25,201 cycles
System (JASC): 5270 · Door Warning System
Part: Plunger
Condition: Contaminated
Location: Entry Door
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: O
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

SHIP 5637 EICAS MESSAGE "L AFT ENT DOOR" & OVERHEAD "ENTRY DOOR" LIGHT CAME ON AFTER LANDING. F/A VERIFIED DOOR CLOSED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: VERIFIED/ INSPECTED LT AFT ENTRY DOOR SENSOR, FOUND MUCH LINT BUILD-UP ON PLUNGER/TARGET. CLEANED/ LUBED SAME. OPS NORMAL. (6381936)