Service difficulty report · Switch · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 5, 2002
Submitted
May 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3043
Aircraft time
18,208 hours, 16,323 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM DCA TO BTV, THE CREW RECEIVED AN OPEN CABIN DOOR LIGHT. FLIGHT 4149 THEN DIVERTED TO PHL. WHILE ON APPROACH THE LIGHT CLEARED ITSELF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE DEBRIS THAT WAS FOUND ON THE SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 52-00-00. OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN PROCEEDED ON TO BTV WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.