Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Lear 25D

Difficulty date
January 9, 2001
Submitted
February 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727CS
Make and model
Lear 25D
Aircraft serial
25D313
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Failed
Location
Gps
Component
Gps
Component part number
3100T
Stage of operation
TX
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

PRIOR TO START, PILOT NOTED SMOKE AND BURNT ODOR IN AREA OF THROTTLE QUADRANT WITH SHIPS BATTERIES ON.MAINTENANCE DID TROUBLESHOOT AND DISCOVERED ODOR TO BE FROM GPS CONTROL UNIT IN PEDESTAL (GPS WAS INOPERATIVE) GPS UNIT WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIR AND AIRCRAFT DEFERRED FOR REMOVED GPS. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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