Service difficulty report · Display · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
April 27, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
29,464 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Display
Part number
MI5851341
Condition
Smoke
Location
Wx Radar
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, L

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT, SMOKE WAS FILLING THE COCKPIT, THE CREW SELECTED BATTERY MASTER TO OFF AND PROCEEDED TO OVERSHOOT THE RUNWAY, WITH THE SMOKE CLEARING UP, THE FLIGHT CREW MADE A SECOND APPROACH AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE IT WAS DETERMINED THE SMOKE ORIGINATED FROM THE WEATHER RADAR INDICATOR, THE UNIT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT, ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE FROM THE INDICATOR IS PENDING A REPORT FROM REPAIR SHOP.