Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 12, 2011
Submitted
May 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N107AN
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0993
Aircraft time
9,481 hours
Part
Servo
Part number
065001782200
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE EN ROUTE FROM CLT TO LCK PILOT SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM AFT COMPARTMENT, DIVERTED INTO LNP. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE PITCH SERVO CAUSING THE SMOKE, PULLED AND TYRAPED CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR PITCH SERVO, MEL'D AUTO-PILOT AND FLEW IT BACK TO MAINTENANCE BASE IN LCK WHERE MX CHANGED SERVO, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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