Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
April 9, 2006
Submitted
April 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49404
Aircraft time
47,754 hours, 30,845 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE STABILIZATOR. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB THE LIGHT OF -AP TRIM- TURNED ON. ABNORMAL PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED, THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS D9, D10 AND D11 WERE RESEATED BUT THEY OPENED AGAIN. DURING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES THE SWITCH S10-21 WAS FOUND DAMAGED. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED IAW M/M 20-50-00 AND RTS SYSTEM WAS TESTED IAW M/M 22-01-05, BEING ALL CORRECT.

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