Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 27, 2009
Submitted
June 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9403W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53139
Aircraft time
49,052 hours, 23,642 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cocpkit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED AIRCRAFT LOAD SHOWED .7 LEFT NORMAL CENTER FUEL PRESSURE WARN ON FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES THEN WENT OUT. CREW REPORTED ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND THEN SMOKE IN COCKPIT AROUND THE THROTTLE QUADRANT AREA. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. REPLACED AUTO THROTTLE SERVO M10-16 AS PRECAUTION.

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