Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 18, 2011
Submitted
April 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24977
Aircraft time
67,027 hours, 24,895 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Switch
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lavatory Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FWD AFT LAV DOOR SWITCH SHORTED CAUSING SMOKE IN AFT CABIN PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. REPLACED LAV DOOR SWITCH ASSY WIRES WERE NOT DAMAGED. ONLY THE MICRO SWITCH WAS DAMAGED. OPS TESTED AFTER RE-ASSEMBLY WITH NEW SWITCH. CHECKED GOOD AFTER MULTIPLE CYCLES (SWITCH CONTROLS THE FLUORESCENT LIGHTS)