Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 15, 2017
Submitted
July 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7541A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49995
Aircraft time
74,993 hours, 39,610 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
4057800906
Part serial
88090480
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. AT 34000 FT, DFGC ON NR2 CAPTS MACH SHOWED .799 AND AIS ABOUT 240 KTS, F/OS SIDE .680 ABOUT 240KTS. DISCONNECTED AUTO THROTTLE AND RETURN TO .750 ON F/OS SIDE TO CAPTURE. RAN AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE CHECKLIST AND SWITCHED STATIC AIR ON CAPTS SIDE TO ALT. ON DESCENT MACH ON CAPTS SIDE WOULD READ NORMAL, THEN GO HIGH TO .760-.790 SEVERAL TIMES. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY GOING INTO COS, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF CAPTS AIRSPEED IND WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PLACARDED CAPTS MACH INDICATOR PER MEL 34-01B. REPLACED CAS MACH AIRSPEED INDICATOR, OPS CHECK OK PER MM 34-13-01. CLEARED DEFERRAL.

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