Service difficulty report · Rmu · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
September 10, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft time
6,945 hours
Part
Rmu
Part number
7013270936
Part serial
99051502
Condition
Failed
Part time
7,960 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, 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) ENROUTE RMU NR1 FAIL CAS MESSAGE, QRH PROCEDURES COMPLETED, THE ODOR OF ELECTRICAL FIRE/SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND INITIATED ODOR OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT DRILL. PROCEEDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.PAX DEPLANED AT GATE ,NORMALLY,FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED FOR FURTHER DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE RMU HAD SHORTED INTERNALLY AND CAUSED A SMOKE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. THE NR 1 RMU WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED AND COLLERED.THE A/C WAS FERRY FLOWN, THE FOLLOWING DAY, A REPLACEMENT RMU IS IN TRANSIT. (TC NR 20070912009)