SDR 0103249988

Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
September 7, 2001
Submitted
September 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8944E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47167
Aircraft time
76,270 hours, 70,798 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Faulty
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ELECTRIC SMOKE IN COCKPIT DURING CLIMB. CAPTAIN TURNED OFF "ENG GEN" AND TURNED ON EMERGENCY POWER. STILL SMELLED SMOKE WITH EMERGENCY POWER ON. PERFORMED COM PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO STL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND AUTO GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR TO BE THE CAUSE OF SMOKE AND FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER B1-243 FAULTY. REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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