Service difficulty report · Module · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 27, 2002
Submitted
July 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48420
Aircraft time
39,542 hours, 8,406 cycles
Part
Module
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autothrottle Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT FL330, SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM THROTTLE QUADRANT. DISCONNECTED AUTOTHROTTLES, AUTOPILOT & SMOKE QUICKLY DISSIPATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING TO STANSTED UK. PER CREW DEBRIEF SMOKE DISAPPEARED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH MANUAL DISCONNECTION OF AUTOTHROTTLES. PERFORMED FCC-1 THRUST CONTROL MODULE RTS TEST PER MM 22-00-00-5. TEST FAILED FOR A/T SERVO WITH NO THROTTLE MOVEMENT DURING TEST. PERFORMED FCC-2 THRUST CONTROL MODULE RTS TEST PER MM 22-00-00-5 & ALL TESTS PASSED. SUSPECT NR 1 A/T SERVO FAILURE WITHIN THE TCM WAS CAUSE OF SMOKE. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE THRUST CONTROL MODULE.

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