# SDR CA050330003

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 20, 2005
- Submitted: April 1, 2005
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft time: 38,628 hours, 43,051 cycles
- Engine: Pwa PW120
- Propeller: Hamstd 14SF7
- System (JASC): [3460 · Flight Management Computing Hardware System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3460)
- Part: Computer
- Part number: 7003974730
- Part serial: 88081398
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Flt Manage
- Part time: 40,034 hours
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA050330003

## Discrepancy

(CAN) FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER FAILED DUE TO HARDWARE INTERNAL FAILURE. WHEN AIRCRAFT POWER WAS ATTACHED AND SELECTED ON: TO TROUBLE SHOOT YAW/DAMPER FAIL SNAG, MECHANICS NOTICED RED GLOW FROM INSIDE BOX AND FAINT SMOKE/MICARTA SMELL INDICATING OVERHEAT CONDITION - FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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