Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 27, 2011
Submitted
November 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7536A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49990
Aircraft time
61,293 hours, 31,684 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Defective
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ABQ - INFLIGHT DFW-SJC. CREW REPORTED BOTH AUTOPILOTS, YAW DAMPER AND MACH TRIM FAILED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED ABQ LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. SWAPPED OUT CIRCUIT BREAKER C17 WITH C15 DUE TO DFGS SWITCH A THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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