Service difficulty report · Adc · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 7, 2010
Submitted
September 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53251
Aircraft time
59,804 hours, 25,176 cycles
Part
Adc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

LAX - CREW REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF THE AUTOPILOT AUTOTHROTTLES DISENGAGED AND THE CAPTAINS FLIGHT MANAGEMENT ANNUNCIATOR/ALTIMETER WENT BLANK. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED LAX LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED CAPTAINS CENTRAL AIR DATA COMPUTER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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