Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727212

Difficulty date
July 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727212
Aircraft serial
21947
Part
Switch
Part number
C238
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Warning Lt Switc
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW REPORTED UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE IN-FLIGHT, DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED. CAPTAIN FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND E/E COMPARTMENT DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE E/E DOOR WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM WAS ALSO DEFERRED. MAINTENANCE ORDERED E/E DOOR WARNING LIGHT SWITCH. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.