Service difficulty report · Fuse · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
February 21, 2009
Submitted
February 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425MD
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46999
Aircraft time
73,931 hours, 18,169 cycles
Part
Fuse
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 300
Part time
66,336 hours, 15,601 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AUTO PILOT OUT OFF TRIM L/OFF ILLUMINATED APPROACHING TOC. ALL NECESSARY CHECK LIST PERFORMED. OBSERVED AUTO PILOT DISENGAGE USING CTL WHEEL PITCH TRIM, ALT TRIM AND MANUAL TRIM HANDLES COULD NOT MOVE STAB TRIM INDICATOR AT ALL. DUMPED FUEL TO GET BELOW MAX LANDING WEIGHT AND RETURNED BACK TO MIAMI. REMOVED AND REPLACED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CHAIN DRIVE UNIT ASSY IAW MM 27-44-05. INSPECTED JACK SCREW & CHAIN HORIZONTAL STAB FOR ANY DEFECTS WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME; ALSO LUBED SYSTEM IAW MM 12-21-03; OPERATION CHECKED FOUND NORMAL IAW MM 27-44-00.

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