Service difficulty report · Dfgc · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53115
Part
Dfgc
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Compt
Stage of operation
CL
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOF, LOST BOTH FLT DIRS, SEVERAL AMBER LIGHTS ON COMPARATOR CAME ON AND A/P WOULD NOT ENGAGE. SHORTLY AFTER, SMELLED A STRONG ACRID ODOR. CKD COCKPIT AND ELECTRONIC BAYS FOR EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, NONE FOUND. PERFORMED RTS ON NR 1 DFGC CKD GOOD. PERFORMED RTS ON NR 2 DFGC, FAILED NR 2 DFGC AIL MECH TORQUE SW. REPLACED NR 2 DFGC RTS GO. RAN ENGS TO T/O. POWER, NO PROBLEMS NOTED.

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