What was found
THE CREW REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMOKE COMING FROM THE VS BUTTON OF THE FLIGHT GUIDANCE PANEL. MX R & R THE FLIGHT GUIDANCE CONTROLLER, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2013
- Submitted
- September 3, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N11181
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500904
- Aircraft time
- 23,508 hours, 13,854 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Controller
- Part number
- 7021170951
- Part serial
- 00110769
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 27,192 hours, 17,826 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.