SDR 043874

Service difficulty report · Control Head · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
October 8, 2002
Submitted
October 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N166YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE166
Aircraft time
16,782 hours, 24,223 cycles
Part
Control Head
Part number
6226521016
Part serial
15405
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Navigation
Part time
5,436 hours, 7,567 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FROM RALEIGH-DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA TO NORFOLK, VIRGINIA THE DISPLAY ON THE NAV CONTROL HEAD 1 BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CREW SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL FUME. THEY TURNED NAV CONTROL HEAD 1 OFF AND THE ELECTRICAL SMELL WENT AWAY. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THAT THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 NAV CONTROL HEAD. THE TEARDOWN REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED. THIS REPORT STATES THAT THE VENDOR FOUND A BAD FUSE ON THE INPUT LINE. THE VENDOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THAT THEY REPLACED FUSE FO1. THE VENDOR ALSO REPAIRED, ALIGNED AND TESTED THE PART.

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