Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 14, 2014
Submitted
May 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49575
Aircraft time
71,683 hours, 37,469 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Popped
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TUL INFLIGHT LIT DFW. CREW REPORTED AUTOPILOT & AUTO-THROTTLE DISCONNECTED FOLLOWED BY UN COMMANDED OSCILLATION IN YAW. ALSO GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED TUL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED C-18 CB THAT HAD POPPED & ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL, OPERATION CLOSED.

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