What was found
CREW REPORTED NUMBER 2 CENTRAL AIR DATA COMPUTER FAILED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NUMBER 2 CENTRAL AIR DATA COMPUTER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2012
- Submitted
- March 15, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N479AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49654
- Aircraft time
- 67,540 hours, 35,609 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3417 · Air Data Computer
- Part
- Computer
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 2
- Stage of operation
- TO
- 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.