SDR ABXA030117

Service difficulty report · Relay · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
March 13, 2003
Submitted
March 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47403
Aircraft time
67,110 hours, 63,930 cycles
Part
Relay
Condition
Failed
Location
Electrical
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED, EADI AND EHSI PICTORIAL APPEARED TO HAVE ALL SYMBOLS RAPIDLY SPINNING. SELECTED SG-3, REALIGNED EADI AND EHSI. BUT WHEN CONNECTING AUTOPILOT, AIRCRAFT WOULD RAPIDLY DIVE AND BANK. SERVOS COULD BE HEARD GYRATING AND SERVO INDICATIONS WERE FLUCTUATING. AT PARKING, FOUND EMERGENCY AC BUS FEED CIRCUIT BREAKER OUT. OPS CHECKED AC BUS FEED SYSTEM IAW DC-9 AMM 24-50-00-2. FOUND AC EMERGENCY POWER TRANSFER RELAY R2-47 TO BE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RELAY R2-47, ALSO REPLACED AC BUS FEED EMERGENCY CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR PRECAUTION. BOTH UNITS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW DC-9 24-50-00-2. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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