Service difficulty report · Flight Director · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22822
Part
Flight Director
Part number
6224591512
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Compt
Stage of operation
CR
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

LT AND RT FLT DIRECTORS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN FLT, CTR FLT DIRECTOR WORKED OK. ODOR OF HEATED PLASTIC IN COCKPIT AT TIME OF LOSS. MCDP CK FAILED LT FCC, LT FCC VERY HOT WITH SLIGHT BURN ODOR COMING FROM BOX FWD LT F/D TO MCO/PLACARD PER MEL 34-22-04A. ALSO, FWD LT AUTOPILOT TO MCO/PLACARD PER MEL 22-10-01A. BOTH C/BS FOR LT FCC COLLARED. RT F/D CKS OK.