Service difficulty report · Dcu · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
March 12, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Part
Dcu
Part number
8221578003
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) CHALLENGER 300 WAS EN-ROUTE AND DIVERTED BACK DUE TO MULTIPLE FAILURE INDICATIONS, YAW DAMPENER, TRIM, SPOILERS ALONG WITH AT LEAST SEVEN MORE. ONCE THEY WERE ON GROUND THEY HAD LIGHT SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PERFORMED THE EICAS OPS TEST WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. WHEN THE DCU WAS REMOVED, CAN ODOR A VERY FAINT BURNING ODOR FROM THE UNIT. NO OTHER NOTICEABLE DEFECTS. DCU WAS R & R.