Service difficulty report · Control Head · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
January 25, 2008
Submitted
April 30, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N970S
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
238
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Control Head
Part number
G6860113
Part serial
298
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

DURING NORMAL DESCENT, AT JUST PRIOR TO 18000 FT, CREW NOTICED DISTINCT BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR, OXY MASK PULLED AND THE SMOKE CHECKLIST WAS RUN. EMERGENCY PRIORITY REQUESTED UPON ARRIVAL, POSSIBLE LIGHT SMOKE IN COCKPIT ONLY WITH NONE IN THE CABIN. IN LESS THAN (1) MINUTE THE ODOR WAS NOT INCREASING AND SUBSEQUENTLY BEGAN TO CLEAR. THROUGH 10000 FT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NR 2 NAV CONTROL HEAD WAS BLANK AND SUSPECTED AS THE PROBABLE CAUSE AS IT WAS CLOSE TO THE STRONGEST SMELL. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. REMOVAL OF UNIT NAV/COM CONTROL HEAD (PN G6860113 SN298) NOTED ELECTRICAL BURNED SMELL WITH UNIT. PART HAS 9 HOURS SINCE REPAIR/MODIFICATION. UNIT TO BE SENT BACK FOR REPAIR. (K)