Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
May 29, 2019
Submitted
May 31, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53633
Aircraft time
52,681 hours, 26,860 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
H05A003510
Part serial
1531
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS CLACKER SOUNDED AND OVERSPEED WAS ANNUNCIATED WHILE AT CRUISE FL220 SPEED 320 KIAS, MACH .72, DFGC #1 WAS ENGAGED. 1 HOUR 36 MIN INTO FLIGHT. CLEAN CONFIGURATION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED #1 CADC, CAW UNIT AND MAX SPEED WARNING TEST SWITCH IAW AMM 34-16-00, AMM 31-51-02 AND WDM 34-13-11. OPS OK. RTS TEST GOOD ON BOTH SIDES IAW 22-01-05. (SEE SDR # AALA201905319027)

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