Service difficulty report · Switch · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 27, 2000
Submitted
May 3, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N371AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B371
Part
Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

OKC - FLT 3731 - AT CRUISING ALT OF 20,000 FT THERE WAS AUDIBLE POP. FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE DOOR ON THE CWP AND MAIN DOOR HANDLE LIGHT ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL. NOTED THAT THE TOP INDICATORS WERE ALIGNED BUT THE BOTTOM INDICATORS WERE NOT ALIGNED. ON DESCENT INTO OK WHEN DIF PRESS DROPPED TO 1.1 ALL INDICATIONS WENT AWAY. NO LOSS OF PRESS. ON A/C NOTED NO NOISE FROM DOOR SEAL NOTED. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED DOOR FOUND ICE ON BOTTOM OF DOOR SEAL AND DOOR HANDLE IND MICROSWITCH INOPERATIVE ISSUED MEL 52-1-1 FOR DOOR WARNING SYSTEM. (M)

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