SDR MYWA091901

Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Boeing 73781Q

Difficulty date
January 19, 2009
Submitted
January 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733MA
Make and model
Boeing 73781Q
Aircraft serial
30619
Aircraft time
18,923 hours, 7,288 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
38HM65A
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Emergency Exit
Part time
18,923 hours, 7,288 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FERRY FLIGHT ABORTED TAKEOFF APPROX 40 KNOTS DUE TO MASTER CAUTION, DOORS RT AFT OVER WING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MX ACCOMPLISHED PSEU BITE TEST AND RESET LATCHES IAW FIM 52-20 TASK 801. OPERATED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECK NORMAL. NO FAULTS AT THIS TIME. ACFT ARRIVED WITH NO ANOMALIES. ABORTED TAKE OFF APPROX 30 KNOTS DUE TO MASTER CAUTION, DOORS RT AFT OVER WING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED PSEU BITE TEST AND RESET LATCHES IAW FIM 52-20 TASK 801. OPERATED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES OPS CHECK GOOD. FLIGHT ABORTED TAKE OFF A SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME ANOMALY. MX GROUNDED ACFT UNTIL THE ANOMALY IS CORRECTED. MX FOUND OVER WING DOOR SWITCHES WHERE COATED WITH CORROSION PREVENTATIVE CAUSING THE SWITCHES TO STICK RESULTING IN FALSE WARNINGS. SWITCHES WERE CLEANED AND OPS CHECKED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO OTHER FAILURES HAVE BEEN NOTED.

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