Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
December 10, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
4,234 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3A
Part
Control Panel
Part number
6225798022
Condition
Odor
Location
Fmc
Part time
10,833 hours
Component
Fmc · Collins
Component part number
FCP65
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON FINAL APPROACH THE CREW SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR IN COCKPIT. INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED THAT THE ODOR CAME FROM NR 1 FLIGHT CONTROL PANEL. IT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE NR 1 FLIGHT COMPUTER WITH NO FURTHER REOCCURRENCES. BOTH UNITS WHERE FORWARDED TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEN FURTHER TO ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER.

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