Service difficulty report · Amplifier · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
December 23, 2004
Submitted
February 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AL
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft serial
760134
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Part
Amplifier
Condition
Smoke
Location
Afcs
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

LANDING, ON DOWN WIND APPROACH SMELLED ODOR, ON FINAL THE ODOR BECAME STRONGER, ON LANDING SMOKE CAME FROM OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AREA. THE NR 2 PITCH AMP BREAKER POPPED. MAINTENANCE PULLED OVERHEAD AND AFCS CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. TRACED WIRE BACK TO THE NR 2 AFCS AMP ASSY. REMOVED NR 2 AFCS AMP AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF THE NR 2 AMP HAD SMOKED. REINSTALLED CABIN AND PILOT OVERHEAD TRIM AND THE AFCS CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, CARRIED THE NR 2 PITCH AMP TO HARDCOVER (MEL) AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (K)