What was found
DURING CLIMB OUT, PILOT NOTICED THE FDAU LIGHT ON THE FLIGHT RECORDER, SHORTLY AFTER, BOTH PILOTS SMELLED SMOKE. TURNED BACK AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT.
- Difficulty date
- July 3, 2013
- Submitted
- July 3, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N807FX
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212
- Aircraft serial
- 383
- Aircraft time
- 33,616 hours, 37,860 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3130 · Data Recorders (Flight/Maintenance)
- Part
- Fdau
- Part number
- ED34A110
- Part serial
- 190
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lt Radio Rack
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.