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Tanks for the lesson.(aircraft maintenance)
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June 22, 2006
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2006 U.S. Naval Safety Center. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Our Hornet squadron's workload was heavy, but we were used to it. Maintenance control asked us to troubleshoot an MSP 833 code (secondary bleed-air overpressure switch). The same discrepancy existed on the last five flights. That obvious sign should have caught our attention; it didn't.
We followed the troubleshooting procedures in the publications and found the secondary bleed-air overpressure switch was bad. I went to the publication for the part number and ordered the switch. We installed it and did a low-power turn to verify it worked and checked for leaks. After 20 minutes of turning the jet, the MSP 833 did not appear, and the system worked as advertised. As far as ...
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