What was found
CLEVELAND MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE GUIDANCE CONTROL UNIT (GC-550) HAD SMOKE COMING FROM IT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE GUIDANCE CONTROL COMPUTER. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 30, 2007
- Submitted
- October 30, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14953
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145071
- Aircraft time
- 22,343 hours, 16,722 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2211 · Autopilot Computer
- Part
- Computer
- Part number
- 7021170951
- Part serial
- 00060668
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Autopilot System
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.