Service difficulty report · Control Arm · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
February 2, 2006
Submitted
February 9, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21691
Part
Control Arm
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Pax Door
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING GEAR RETRACTION, FORWARD ENTRY DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. RETURNED FOR LANDING AT PVD. ABNORMAL PROCEDURE ACCOMPLISHED. INSP FWD ENTRY DOOR IAW MM REF 52-11-01, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ADJ DOOR SWITCH IAW MM REF 52-70-01, GROUND OP CKS GOOD. PRESS A/C TO 1.5 PSID, LIGHT STAYED EXTINGUISHED. DEFERRED DOOR WARNING SYS IAW MEL REF 52-4 C. REF DMI 24242 FOUND UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, ADJUSTED DOOR IAW B727 M/M 52-11-01, THIS CLEARS DMI 24242 RII 35062.