Service difficulty report · Solenoid · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
June 8, 2017
Submitted
June 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
46992
Aircraft time
85,500 hours, 28,011 cycles
Part
Solenoid
Condition
Faulted
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER DISARMING THE L1 DOOR, THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED WITH ELECTRIC POWER SWITCH. ON BLOCK, ATTEMPTED TO OPEN L1 DOOR. DOOR SOLENOID WOULD CLICK BUT WOULD NOT ACTUATE USING EITHER SWITCH. TAPPED ON DOOR SOLENOID AND DOOR STARTED WORKING. SUSPECT FAULTY DOOR SOLENOID.

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