Service difficulty report · Limit Switch · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
April 9, 2013
Submitted
April 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
457
Aircraft time
48,462 hours, 14,316 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4152
Part
Limit Switch
Part number
SP333711
Condition
Failed
Location
Crgo Door Handle
Stage of operation
CR
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

CLIMBING THROUGH 5,100 METERS RECEIVED ECAM ALERT. FORWARD CARGO DOOR UNLOCK, PROCEEDED ACCORDING WITH ECAMS SET LANDING ELEVATION AT 10,000 ALERT WENT AWAY AND CAME BACK IN FINAL AGAIN. EXECUTED OVER WEIGHT LANDING IAW QRH. GROUND CHECKED THE FWD CARGO DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LOCKED AND THE FWD CARGO DOOR INDICATION ON ECAM WAS NORMAL. PERFORMED WIRING CHECK IAW FIM52-70-00 AND ASM 52-71-00. FOUND HANDLE LIMIT SWITCH 16WS FAULTY. R & R LIMIT SWITCH IAW AMM 52-71-11-4. PERFORMED DOOR WARNING ADJUSTMENT & TEST IAW AMM 52-71-00-5. ALL SATISFACTORY, ALSO PRESSURIZED ACFT IAW AMM 21-31-00-5 AND EVERYTHING NORMAL. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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