Service difficulty report · Relay · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
January 13, 2007
Submitted
January 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49641
Aircraft time
39,178 hours, 27,090 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Relay
Part number
KAD9F010
Condition
Failed
Location
Ahrs
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

CAPTAIN REPORTED AHRS 1, 2 AND 3 BASIC MODE LIGHTS TURNED ON. AHRS 1, 2 AND 3 BREAKERS WERE RESEATED AND AHRS 1 AND 2 WORKED CORRECT BUT AHRS NR 3 FAILED, SO IT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 34-38. AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED BUT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO THE SAME FAILURE. THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR BARS WERE CHECKED BEING CORRECT AND AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE 1, 2 AND 3 AHRS´S IN BASIC MODE. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, WIRING WAS CHECKED, BREAKER B10-407 AND RELAYS R20-92 AND R20-91 WERE REPLACED IAW WDM 34-24-01 AND TESTED IAW MM 34-24-00, ALL CORRECT.

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