Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
December 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47258
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
MP701DC8
Condition
Defective
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL IN THE COCKPIT, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE RADAR. AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT MSY. FOUND THE AUTO SPOILER ACTUATOR OVERHEATED AND 115 VAC, 5 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER DEFECTIVE. REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND REPAIRED A BROKEN WIRE G517A24N AT P1-127, PIN NR 2, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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