Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 17, 2024
Submitted
January 17, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48553
Aircraft time
96,962 hours, 20,563 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
H2024B
Condition
Failed
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CABIN RATE ALERT ON CLIMB OUT. CYCLED CONTOLLERS WITH NO CHANGE. LEVELED OFF AT 11,000 THEN DESCENDED DOWN TO 9,000 WITH CABIN ALT ALERT. AIR TURN BACK TO KIND. FOUND MIAN CARGO DOOR VENT DOOR OPEN. FLIGHT CREW SAID THEY NEVER HAD A DOOR OPEN INDICATION. OPENED & CLOSED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. LIGHT WAS OUT INITIALLY BUT INDICATION DID RETURN TO NORMAL. SUSPECT SWITCH IS INTERMITTENT. DOOR LATCH IS SERVICEABLE AND LATCHES SECURELY. CARGO DOOR UPR A ALERT - INOP. VERIFY DOOR IS CLOSED AND LOCKED PRIOR TO BLOCK-OUT.REMOVED AND REPLACED VENT DOOR WARNING SWITCH (S1-1346), REF SSM 52-34-0. TESTS NORMAL IAW AMM 52-70-00-5.

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