Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 10, 2011
Submitted
December 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9615W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53562
Aircraft time
42,422 hours, 19,907 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Defective
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CL
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

EWR - CREW REPORTED NUMBER 2 AUTO THROTTLES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. ONCE AIRBORNE SELECTED NUMBER 1 DFGS AND YAW DAMPER OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT RETURNED EWR LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER 1 YAW DAMPER FAULTY CIRCUIT BREAKER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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