Service difficulty report · Sensor · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
July 26, 2002
Submitted
August 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3007
Aircraft time
16,843 hours, 21,045 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Sensor
Condition
Dirty
Location
Emergency Exit
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

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TURBULENCE, THE CREW SEEN THE 9A EMERGENCY DOOR LIGHT FLASH ON THE RED WARNING PANEL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE EMERGENCY DOOR TARGET AND PROXI SENSOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 52-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.