Service difficulty report · Computer · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 9, 2006
Submitted
November 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53174
Aircraft time
46,379 hours, 31,646 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Computer
Part number
4034241974
Part serial
89082014
Condition
Failed
Location
Flt Control
Part time
13,088 hours, 8,137 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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, BOTH FLIGHT DIRECTORS WERE OUT OF SERVICE AND THE (FAST/SLOW) LIGHT TURNED ON IN BOTH PFDS. BOTH DFGC´S WERE RESEATED BUT FAILURE CONTINUED WITH THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES: DFGC NR 1, AIL MECH TORQ SW FLAP NR 1 FAILURE, WINDSHEAR DATA, FLAP NR 1 AND 2 COMP FAILURE. DFGC NR 2, FLAP NR 1 AND 2 FAILURE, ANF OF ATT FAILURE, HEADING NR 1 FAILURE, CRS ERROR FAILURE AND EPR SENSOR. DFGC NR 2, FLAP POSITION INDICATOR NR 1, AOA NR 1 AND S10191 WERE REPLACED IAW MM 22-01-01, 27-51-01, 34-14-01 AND 22-16-11, TESTED CORRECT. ADDITIONALLY, RTS TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 22-01-05, ALL CORRECT.

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