Service difficulty report · Adc · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 8, 2012
Submitted
March 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49654
Aircraft time
67,540 hours, 35,609 cycles
Part
Adc
Part number
COM7065
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
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

AT ABOUT 300FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF, F/O`S CADC FAILED WITH FLAGS IN AIRSPEED AND ALTIMETER AND BOTH FLIGHT DIRECTORS FAILED. FOUND C/B F12 POPPED. PLACED BOTH CADCS ON NR 1 AND F/O`S INSTRUMENTS BEGAN TO INDICATE NORMAL. ALTITUDE SELECT WINDOW FLIGHT GUIDANCE PANEL WAS BLANK, AUTOTHROTTLES WOULD NOT TURN ON. SWITCHING FROM AP1 AND AP2 DID NOT HELP. ON FINAL APPROACH 5 MINS LATER FLIGHT DIRECTOR BEGAN TO WORK BUT AUTOTHROTTLES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. BOTH FMAS WENT BLANK AND AFTER 2 MINUTES SELECT WINDOW BEGAN TO WORK. ON FINAL ALL FMA WINDOWS WORKED. FOUND NR 2 CADC BAD. REPLACED NR 2 CADC AND CHANGED CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR NR 2 CADC. ALL TEST CHECKED OK.

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