SDR S2YA97011

Service difficulty report · Switches · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831SK
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE83
Part
Switches
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Door
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BNA/MKE - FLT 1266 - CREW NOTICED CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATE DURING CRUISE. CREW DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT, EVV EVANSVILLE, IND. AFTER A SAFE LANDING AT EVV, FLIGHT CREW FOUND WHEN THEY WIGGLED THE DOOR HANDLE THE ANNUNCIATOR WOULD FLICKER. AFTER SPEAKING WITH MAINT IN MKE, THEY INSPECTED EIGHT DOOR LOCK CAMS FOR PROPER ALIGNMENT WHEN THE DOOR WAS FULLY CLOSED AND FOUND THEM TO ALL LINE UP. THE DOOR ANNUNCIATOR WAS MEL'D AND THE ACFT CONTINUED ON TO MKE. TO CLEAR THE MEL, MAINT CLEANED DOOR CAM SWITCHES, ANNUNCIATOR OPS CHECKED GOOD, AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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