Service difficulty report · Control Head · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 27, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
48,774 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Control Head
Part number
071127622
Condition
Failed
Location
Atc
Part time
38,539 hours
Stage of operation
DE
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) INBOUND TO YTS FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR LANDING IN YTS. 60 NM FROM YTS, THE SMOKE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE NR 2 TRANSPONDER. FLIGHT CREW PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE TRANSPONDER AND THE SMOKE DISAPPEARED HOWEVER THERE WAS STILL A TOXIC SMELL. FLIGHT CREW CALLED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT FORWARD AND HE ADVISED THERE WAS NO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. PASSENGERS WERE ADVISED THAT EMERGENCY TRUCKS WOULD BE MEETING THEM ON ARRIVAL DUE TO A SMOKE INDICATION. PASSENGER REACTION WAS GOOD AND FLIGHT HAS LANDED SAFELY YTS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 2 TRANSPONDER CONTROL HEAD MODEL KFS-576A DUE TO BURNT INTERNAL CIRCUITRY AND CHECKED SYSTEM SERVICABLE.