JASC 3120
Service difficulty reports · 209
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SDR EVCA202602230001Clock · unserviceableA STEADY STREAM OF SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLOCK.SDR AALA202501160287Indicator · inoperativeAIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: NUMBER 2 ENGINE FUEL FLOW INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED**(OPEN).SDR AALA202306123148Clock · failedAIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: DURING CRUISE STRONG ACRID ODOR FROM FIRST OFFICERS SIDE FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT WITH PLUME OF SMOKE (FIRST OFFICER SAW SMOKE, CAPTAIN DIDN'T). A MOMENTARILY. ACRID BURNING SMELL LASTED 1.5 MINUTES AND ENDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ELECTRSDR 2022FA0000619None · noneHOBBS METER (PN 100690 / MODEL # 873 IB) ERRATIC, READS INCORRECTLY.SDR 2022FA0000098None · unreliableHOBBS METER (PN: 100690 / MODEL #: 873 IB) UNRELIABLE. HOURS LAG FROM ACTUAL CHRONOMETER TIMEKEEPING.SDR 9JLA2021101230734Clock · inoperativeDURING POST FLIGHT CHECKS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PILOTS SIDE DIGITAL CLOCK WAS INOP. OPERATIONS WERE CONTINUED PER MEL 31-20-01 UNTIL MAINTENANCE WAS AVAILABLE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESDR 2WAA202104220084Instrument Panel · multiple failDURING ADVERSE WEATHER LOST MULTIPLE NAV GUIDANCE INSTRUMENTS, AUTO THROTLE AND AUTO PILOT, DECLARED EMERGENCY DIVERTED TO KIAH. UPON LANDING EVERTHING RETORNED TO NORMAL.SDR QMLA2020050520018Light · burned outPILOT REPORTED A BURNT SMELL IN THE CABIN UPON APPROACH AND NOTICED THE CLOCK LIGHT HAD GONE OUT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRCRAFT, THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL WIRING BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND ALL WIRING LOOKED TO BE IN A SERVICABLE COSDR CA190805001Warning Light · false activation(CAN) STALL PROTECT FAIL AMBER CAS ILLUMINATED - DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 65 KNOTS WE GOT AN AMBER STALL PROTECTION FAIL CAS MESSAGE WITH A MASTER CAUTION. WE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND AS WE SLOWED WE RECEIVED AN AMBER CAS FOR RUDDER LIMITSDR CA191003006Indicator · faulty(CAN) DIVERTED DUE TO A STALL FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE IN CRUISE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: TROUBLESHOT STALL FAIL PER CRJ 200 FIM 27-35-00 FOUND THE ISI TO BE AT FAULT REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ISI WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. (TC# 20191003006)SDR AALA201906249010Display · failedAIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS CPDLC FAILED BOTH DISPLAYS TURNED ORANGE, ATC WAS NOT RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM A/C, ACTIVE ATC:CZQX CTL , ADS-C CONNECTED 1, COM NOT AVAIL. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ATIMS TEST IAW TSM 46-21-00. TEST OK COULD NOT DUPLICATE ATSDR AALA201901176005Clock · failedFLIGHT CREW REPORTED FAINT ELECTRICAL ODOR PRESENT. SUSPECT EXHAUST FAN OR SIMILAR STARTING TO FAIL. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.ACCOMPLISHED CARD 05-96-70. FOUND CAPTAINS CLOCK AS SOURCE OF ODOR. REPLACED CAPTAINS CLOCK IAW MM 31-25-11. OPERATIONS CHECSDR CA180510011Indicator · false activation(CAN) BLANK OUT ISI & STALL FAIL CAUTION, RUD LIMIT FAULT STATUS MSG APPEARED. ISI CB TRIPPED/RESET. OPS BACK TO NORMAL. A/C RETURN TO SERVICE. HOWEVER, THE FAULT RETURNED IN FLIGHT, A/C DIVERTED BACK TO AIRPORT FOR LANDING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ISI REPLACEDSDR 2018FA0000077Display · malfunctionedRECEIVED A MODIFIED VEMD. AFTER INSTALLATION, AND INITIAL POWER UP, BOTH SCREENS DISPLAYED LANE FAILURE.SDR 3SVA2017082200001Hsi · spinningDURING CLIMB OUT, COPILOTS HSI STARTED SPINNING RAPIDLY. RETURNED TO BASE.SDR 6RXA20150923001Clock · defectiveCLOCK, PILOT SIDE, CAUSING WARNING HORN AFTER TAKEOFF.SDR CA150520013Display · failed(CAN) ACFT RETURNED TO GATE FOR FO PFD DISPLAY SHOWING LINES AND ELECTRICAL ODOR PRESENT IN FLIGHT DECK. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE CALLED OUT AND INSPECTED AND NOTED FUMES ISOLATED TO FO PFD.SDR CA150426001Indicator · overheated(CAN) APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER FULL ACFT ELECTRICAL POWER WAS APPLIED, THE RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR BEGAN EMMITING SMOKE AND PRODUCED A HEAVY ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR.SDR CA140717004Clock · failed(CAN) DURING THE FLIGHT TESTS PRIOR DELIVERY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DIGITAL CLOCK AFFECTED THE POWER SWITCHING RELAY FOR THE LANDING GEAR INDICATION, ALMOST CAUSING THE LOSS OF THE INDICATION SHOULD THE INDICATION CIRCUIT BREAKER (CB) OPENED WHILE THE EMESDR 2014FA0000059Pump · inoperativeDURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT INSTRUMENT AIR PUMP INOPERATIVE. REMOVED PUMP, FOUND DRIVE COUPLING SHEARED. FOUND PUMP VANE DEBRIS IN PRESSURE SIDE AIR HOSE. SINCE O/H, ALL FILTERS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW WHEN PUMP WAS INSTALLED.SDR CALA2013100291678Hour Meter · faultyAPU HOC ADVISORY. REPLACED APU HOUR METER IAW AMM, OPERATIONS CHECKED OKAY.SDR DXTA2013043005366Display · inoperativeAS THE FLYING PILOT, SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW FLAGS ON THE STNDBY ATTITUDE INDICATOR. MY PARTNER SAW IT AT THE SAME TIME AND TURNED OFF THE STANDYBY INDICATOR. THAT REDUCED THE SMELL. DEPLOYED THE MASKS AND DIVERTED. VERIFIED ATTITUDE INDICATOR IS INOPERATIVE SDR QMLA2013041513053Clock · burnedDURING FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED AND SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT WHICH APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE CLOCK AREA. PILOT PERFORMED A SAFE PRECAUTIONARY OFF SITE LANDING. PILOT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE NVG LIGHTING ON OTHER INSTRUMENTS WENT OUT THEN RETURNED AFTER LANSDR UALA2013030601344Clock · inoperativeF/O CLOCK INOPERATIVE. DEFERRED FOR TIME PER MEL. REPLACED F/O'S CLOCK, OPS CHECK GOOD.SDR CA130129003Battery Pack · leaking(CAN) ON A ROUTINE INSPCTION AN AME FOUND THE UNIT BATTERY PACK IN A VERY BAD CONDITION FOLLOWING BATTERY LEAKAGE ON THE UNIT AND ON THE TFM 148 HOLDING RACK, THE CALENDAR TIME ACCUMULATED ON THE UNIT WAS 2 YEARS. THE UNIT WAS STILL WORKING AND NOBODY HAD REPSDR UIEA2013011500013Clock · inoperativeON DESCENT, A BURNED ELECTRICAL ODOR ASSOCIATED WITH AN IDS DU STATUS MESSAGE WAS NOTICED ON THE FLIGHT DECK. UNABLE TO BRING UP LOWER EICAS DURING THAT TIME, ODOR CEASED WHEN MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. FOUND CAPTAIN'S DIGITAL CLOCK INOPERATIVE. THE E7/CHR LETTESDR 2013FA0000022Display · malfunctionedWHEN ESSENTIAL BUSS POWER IS LOST, THE ELECTRONIC STANDBY INSTRUMENT (ESIS) REBOOTS AS IT SWITCHES TO BACKUP BATTERY POWER. THIS RESULTS IN A 3 MINUTE AND 20 SECOND DELAY WITH NO STANDBY INSTRUMENTATION. THERE IS A RELAY IN THE CIRCUIT THAT SWITCHES BETWEEN SDR MASA2012122552370Dcu · malfunctionedIAPS DEGRADED, ABORTED TAKEOFF. RESET DCU NR 2.SDR CA121120003Indicator · damaged(CAN) DURING START, THE CREW NOTICED ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT, START ABORTED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED AND DISCOVERED THE TCAS/VSI INDICATOR FAILED THE SYS TEST, AND SMELLED OF ELECTRICAL BURNING. TCAS/VSI INDICATOR REPLACESDR DALA12011463149Clock · inoperativeAFTER TAKEOFF, CLOCK WENT BLANK FOLLOWED BY AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. CIRCUIT BREAKERS N2 AND F11 WERE PULLED. ODOR THEN WENT AWAY. INSPECTED CLOCK CONNECTOR PLUG AND WIRE PINS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLOCK TO BE REPLACED WHEN AVAILABLE.SDR CHQA20121002366Switch · malfunctionedCREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT, AND ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW DIVERTED TO CLE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE ISSUE TO THE FIRST OFFICER'S CHRONO BUTTON IN THE YOKE. THE ITEM WAS DEACTIVATED AND THEN DEFERRSDR CA120315005Efis · failed(CAN) THE F/O WAS GETTING CLEARANCE WHILE THE CAPTAIN WAS OUTSIDE. THE CAPTAIN CAME INTO THE COCKPIT AND SMELLED THE BURNING ODOR. DOING SOME INVESTIGATION, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE CAPTAIN SIDE OF COCKPIT. HE DECIDED NOT TO START THE ACFT TILL SITUSDR HALA2011100900443Monitor · inoperativeETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYS -NO FLOW BALLS SHOWING DURING TEST OF THE E/E COOLING MONITOR ON VOR-L AND FMCDU-L (IN FLIGHT). UPON ARRIVAL A/C TESTED E/E COOLING MONITOR VOR-L AND FMCDU-; IAW FIM 21-58-39/21-58-40 AND THEN OPS CK NORMAL.SDR CA110830013Indicator · intermittent(CAN) PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF, WAS NOT ABLE TO GET MORE THAT 35 PERCENT TORQUE ON THE RT ENGINE. MX REPLACED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AFTER CONFIRMING TORQUE WAS STICKING INTERMITTENTLY RT TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER - PN 3102476-6 AND RT TORQUE GAUGE - PN 27-19158-0SDR JBZA08262011TBResistor · burned outAFTER TURNING ON THE MASTER BATTERY SWITCH AS WELL AS THE ACFT FADEC (2) SWITCHES, NURSE SITTING IN THE CO-PILOTS SEAT POSITION BEGAN TO SMELL AN ODOR SIMILAR TO AN ELECTRICAL BURN. CREW ALSO SMELLED THE ODOR. DUTY CREW SAW A FAINT GLOW INSIDE THE CENTRAL ISDR UALA2011081504324Clock · faultyCAPTAIN'S CLOCK IS FAULTY. DOES NOT MATCH F/O'S. PART NEEDED 480-0342 NOT STOCKED SEAMM. REPLACED CAPT CHRONO. CHECKS OKAY.SDR UALA2011072103706Clock · out of toleranceFIRST OFFICERS CLOCK IS OUT OF TOLERANCE. REMOVED CLOCK AND INSTALLED CHRONOMETER, CHECKED OKAY.SDR C8GA2011000011Warning Horn · false activationDURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE TAKEOFF WARNING SYS HORN SOUNDED. THE ACFT GROUND SPEED DID NOT EXCEED 20 KNOT. THE ACFT RETURNED TO BLOCKS WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP AND OPS CHECKS WERE PERFORMED, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR UALA2011020300583Indicator · faultyRUDDER TRIM IND 5 UNITS LT WING- EICAS IND ZERO TRIM. AFTER CLIMB ALL INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL. VERIFIED WITH CREW THAT TRIM INDICATION WAS THE PROBLEM AND NOT A RUDDER TRIM. IAW FIM AND TEST INDICATIONS ARE NOW NORMAL. DUE TO PREVIOUS HISTORY DEFFERSDR UALA2011012400381Light · inoperativeRT ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED RT ENG OVERHEAT LIGHT BASE ASSY AND OP CHECKED IAW MM. TEST PASSED.SDR C8GA201000013Switch · faultedDURING TAKEOFF ROLL WITH THE ACFT BELOW 60 KNOTS THE TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND RETURNED TO THE BLOCKS. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED, STABILIZER TAKEOFF WARNING SWITCH S533 WAS AT FAULT. R & R THE STABILIZER TAKEOSDR UALA2010071202461Indicator · faultyRUDDER TRIM SCALE EXTREMELY DIM. REPLACED RUDDER TRIM IND. SYS GROUND CHECKS NORMAL.SDR CA100826005Control Lever · intermittentJOYSTICK ON MFD CONTROLLER INTERMITTENT. CONTROL PANEL ASSY REPLACED.SDR YAA2010F00002Clock · smokePILOT REPORTS THAT ON FINAL, HE HAD SWITCHED ON THE PANEL LIGHTS AND STARTED HAVING A FAINT SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. FIX A SMALL LIGHT FIXTURE THAT ATTACHES TO THE CLOCK HAD WORKED ITS WAY OUT OF ITS RECEPTACLE AND WAS DANGLING BY ITS WIRE AND PERIODICALLSDR CHQA201000051Unknown · malfunctionedCREW RECEIVED ATT: CAGE MESSAGE ON ISIS IN FLIGHT. IN STABLE FLIGHT THE CREW TRIED TO RESET PER QRH AND FAILED TO GET ATT 10'S FLAG AND RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE FAULT PER FIM 34-01-00-810-809-A AND FOUND IT TO BE A TRANSITORY CONDITIONSDR AALA20100216LGW01Unknown · malfunctionedCREW REPORTED COMPLETE BLACKOUT OF THE MAIN FLIGHT DECK INSTRUMENTS TWICE FOR TWO SECONDS DURING AN EIGHT MINUTE PERIOD. AIRCRAFT LANDED LHR WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND AN EVALUATION IS IN PROGRESS. (OPEN)SDR SWIA201023386Unknown · malfunctionedON APPROACH, NUMEROUS COCKPIT INSTRUMENT WARNINGS AND FLAGS DISPLAYED, EMERGENCY DECLARED. (FLT 6830) POWERED DOWN AIRCRAFT, ALL OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS NORMAL.SDR DXTA2009121803900Indicator · out of tolerancePITCH TRIM INDICATOR OUT OF CALIBERATION . ACFT FEELS TAIL HEAVY DURING TAKEOFF WITH TRIM INDICATOR IN TAKE OFF RANGE. ADJUSTED ELEVATOR TRIM TRAVELS AND INDICATOR IAW MM CH 27-31-00 AND 27-32-01, OPS CHECKED GOOD.SDR YENA20090914113Processor · odorFLT 75 SYR-JFK - F1 NOTED A STRONG BURNING BATTERY ODOR SOON AFTER T/O. TURNED OFF THE (PRA) ODOR WENT AWAY. OPERATED (PRA) SYSTEM FOR 1 HOUR COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY BURNING BATTERY ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED UNIT DATA PROCESSING BOX AS A PRECAUTIONARY TROUSDR UALA2009032700915Unknown · failedF/O'S INSTRUMENTS FAILED INFLIGHT WITH SEVERAL OTHER FAILURES OF SYSTEMS. AC DIVERTED TO PIT.
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