Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 20, 2012
Submitted
November 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49353
Aircraft time
79,235 hours, 35,857 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED DIGITAL FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTERS FAILED, LOST ALL NAVIGATION AND AUTOPILOT AND AUTO THROTTLES DISCONNECTED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NUMBERS ONE AND TWO DIGITAL FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER MODE CONTROL PANELS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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