Service difficulty report · Cadc · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
October 13, 2006
Submitted
October 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49641
Aircraft time
38,475 hours, 26,614 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Cadc
Part number
HG280D80
Part serial
230
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Part time
26,368 hours, 22,108 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO (F/S FAIL) AND (TRI FAIL) FLAGS WERE SHOWN IN THE LT FLIGHT DIRECTOR. CADC NR 1 WAS RESEATED, BUT FAILURE CONTINUED, THE CADC NR 2 WAS RESEATED, ALL CORRECT. CADC NR 1 WAS REPLACED IAW MM 34-16-01, BUT (MACH) AND (LT ALTIMETER) FLAGS WERE SHOWN. CADC NR 1 WAS REMOVED, CONNECTORS WERE CLEANED AND COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED AGAIN, TESTED CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, SYSTEM WAS TESTED IAW MM 34-16-01, ALL CORRECT.

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