Service difficulty report · Switch · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3030
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Switch
Part number
869701
Condition
Failed
Location
Service Door
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, A PROXI SYSTEM FAIL WARNING MESSAGE WAS NOTED BY THE CREW. AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED, BUT THE CREW REQUESTED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT UPON ARRIVAL. MX INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE PROXI SWITCH ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, AND RETURNED THE A/C TO SERVICE. LATER DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE THE FLT, ANOTHER PROXI WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE A/C RETURNED TO PIT FIELD A SECOND TIME. MX INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE SERVICE DOOR OVER CENTER PROXI SWITCH 4MC, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MM 32-61-02. FUNCTION CHECKS, AND AN OPS CHECK FLIGHT, WERE COMPLETED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. THE A/C WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.