SDR AMWA89978

Service difficulty report · Control Head · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 6, 2008
Submitted
March 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N167YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE167
Aircraft time
22,037 hours, 39,346 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Control Head
Part number
6226521016
Part serial
16996
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 1 Vor
Part time
21,282 hours, 23,509 cycles
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

DURING SHORT FINAL APPROACH, SMOKE WAS DETECTED COMING OUT OF THE NR1 NAV CONTROL HEAD. THE NR1 NAV CB'S WERE PULLED, THE SMOKE STOPPED AND AC LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINT REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL HEAD AND CLEARED DISCREPANCY. SUBSEQUENT TEARDOWN AT REPAIR VENDOR SHOWED BURNED COMPONENTS ON POWER SUPPLY CARD. NO PRIOR HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM ON COMPANY FLEET.

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