Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
February 19, 2013
Submitted
March 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N319FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
47820
Aircraft time
90,321 hours, 25,310 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
831651
Part serial
2797
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air
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

AIR SYS 3 OFF ALERT RAN QRH THEN MANIFOLD FAIL ALERT DIVERT KMCI. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY PNEUMATIC SYSTEM PRESSURE DECAY TEST WITH APU REF AMM 36-00-01-5. ON MCDU AIU 1 SHOWS CURRENT FAULT 314212 "NO LOOP 3 INPUT RCVD DURING MANF PREFLT TST-P". ON FRONT OF MANIFOLD FAILURE DETECTION CONTROLLER, RT WING PRESSURE SWITCH FAULT BALL IS DISPLAYED. REF FIM. BEFORE CHANGING SWITCH RAN PNEUMATIC SYSTEM 3 AND PERFORMED A PRESSURE DECAY CHECK PER AMM 36-00-01-5. ALL CHECKS PASSED. CHECKED FOR LEAKS ON LEADING EDGE AND FOUND NO LEAKS INDICATED. CHECKED MANIFOLD FAILURE CONTROLLER AND FOUND RT WING PRESSURE SWITCH FAULT BALL ILLUMINATED. CLEARED FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED MANIFOLD FAILURE DETECTION PRESSURE SWITCH S1-650 PER AMM 36-23-03-4. PERFORMED MANIFOLD FAILURE ADJUSTMENT TESTED PER AMM 36-23-01-5-1 AND NO FAULTS. SUPPLIED PRESSURE TO NR 3 PNEU SYSTEM AND TURNED ON WING ANTI-ICE. NO PRESSURE SWITCH FAULT ON CONTROLLER.

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