Service difficulty report · Warning System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 1, 2015
Submitted
September 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N503UP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605326
Aircraft time
7,968 hours, 5,894 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Entry Door
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, AFTER CLOSING THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR, THE DOOR ANNUNCIATOR WOULD NOT GO OUT. CYCLED DOOR OPEN & ONLY 5 OUT OF THE 6 DOOR POSITION SENSOR LIGHTS, 6 PACK, WERE ILLUMINATED RED. CREW RAN THE CHECKLIST, DE-POWERED THE AIRPLANE & DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. WHILE ON THE PHONE WITH MX CONTROL, THE CREW POWERED THE UP ACFT & THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR WAS CYCLED CLOSED & OPEN SEVERAL TIMES. ALL 6 DOOR POSITION SENSORS WERE ILLUMINATED GREEN WITH THE DOOR CLOSED NORMAL CONDITION. ACFT DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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