Service difficulty report · Air Distr · Nihon YS11A500

Difficulty date
February 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917AX
Make and model
Nihon YS11A500
Aircraft serial
2077
Part
Air Distr
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SMELLED SMOKE IN FLIGHT. SHUT DOWN AUTOPILOT AND SWITCHED INVERTER. NOT SURE WHICH CAUSED SMELL. CHECKED AUTOPILOT SYSTEM IAW YS-11 MM PROCEDURES. AUTOPILOT CHECKED GOOD. NO SMOKE OR BLOWN FUSES.

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