Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
February 23, 2002
Submitted
March 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24556
Part
Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg
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

PHL - FLT 1186 - DURING CRUISE, EN ROUTE FROM PHL TO ALB, CREW REPORTED THE TAKEOFF WARNING HORN BEGAN SOUNDING AND COULD NOT BE SILENCED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHL WITH NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. CREW REPORTED THE AUTO BRAKE WOULD NOT ARM AND THE SPEED BRAKE DID NOT DEPLOY ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE R280 RELAY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM THE FOLLOWING DAY. ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THAT THE SPEED BRAKE DID DEPLOY ON LANDING AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO THE AURAL WARNING WAS PULLED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE S106 AIR SAFETY SENSOR INTERMITTENT, INDICATING AIRCRAFT ON GROUND WHILE IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED S106 AIR SAFETY SENSOR PER MM 32-

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