Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 5, 2005
Submitted
May 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583MD
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49659
Aircraft time
39,869 hours, 30,371 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Failed
Location
Indicator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH CAPTAIN REPORT OF VOR NR 2 WITH OSCILLATIONS OF 30 RADIALS AND RIGHT EHSI WITH OFF FLAG IN LEFT RMI. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND RMI INDICATOR WIRING WAS CHECKED DETECTING THE LEFT RMI CONNECTOR FAILED, LINES 36, 37 AND 45. CONNECTOR P10-354 OF THE LEFT COMPASS WAS REPLACED IAW WDM 34-22-02, TESTED CORRECT. ADDITIONALLY, BOTH RX VOR ILS WERE TESTED IAW MM 34-21-00, ALL CORRECT.

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