Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 24, 2013
Submitted
February 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N299UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120299
Aircraft time
33,028 hours, 33,196 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
AML21CBA2AC
Condition
Defective
Location
Actuator
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

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD ACTUATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AT 16,000 FEET. THE ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD. MX FOUND DEFECTIVE PAX DOOR ACTUATING SWITCH (INTERIOR) CAUSING ACTUATOR TO ACTIVATE IN FLIGHT, SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND PAX DOOR ACTUATING SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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