Service difficulty report · Cdu · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
December 22, 2008
Submitted
June 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N290QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
190
Aircraft time
5,849 hours, 3,610 cycles
Part
Cdu
Part number
8221354102
Part serial
21RM
Condition
Shorted
Part time
3,079 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, B, A

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

What was found

SMOKE IN COCKPIT ORIGINATING FROM CENTER CONSOLE/FMS NR 2 AREA. INSPECTED CENTER CONSOLE FOR ACTUAL ORIGIN OF SMOKE. FOUND AT 3 FMS CDU AS THE SOURCE AS INDICATED BG THE PRESENCE OF A BURNED PLASTIC ODOR EMITTING FROM THE UNIT. INSPECTED ALL CONSOLE WIRING FOR SIGNS OF DAMAGE, INSPECTED AVIONICS COOLING SQS. FOR PROPER OPERATION AND VERIFIED PROPER VOLTAGES PRESENT AT THE FMS CDU. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE NR 2 FMS CDU WAS REPLACED ON A SQUAWK IN THE SAME W/O. ALL DAMAGE WAS CONFINED WITHIN THIS UNIT REF MM 05-102.