Service difficulty report · Controller · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
April 18, 2006
Submitted
April 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817TA
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258552
Aircraft time
4,678 hours, 2,948 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Part
Controller
Part number
9110102
Part serial
1755
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

TRIP ID NR 995418 DURING INITIAL CLIMB TO ALTITUDE WHILE PASSING FL 260, THE CREW HEARD A SINGLE (POP) SOUND FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR AND LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM THE CO-PILOTS WINDSCREEN BASE NEAR THE GLARE SHIELD. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS INITIATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED BURNED COMPONENTS INSIDE OF THE AIRSHOW TIME-TO-DESTINATION CONTROLLER. THE SUPPLIED POWER AND GROUNDING TO THE CONTROLLER WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL. THE TTD CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED WHEN THE CONTROLLER WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED.