Service difficulty report · Ahrs · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
November 20, 2014
Submitted
November 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
196
Aircraft time
11,104 hours, 6,873 cycles
Part
Ahrs
Part number
6229336400
Part serial
1KL9D
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,653 hours, 1,640 cycles
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.

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 4000 FT, DETECTED AN ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. CONTINUED THE CLIMB, LEVELING AT 16000 FT WHERE THE ODOR WAS THE STRONGEST. NO SMOKE WAS VISIBLE BUT SMELLED LIKE WIRE INSULATION BURNING. ISOLATING THE PNEUMATICS DID NOT REDUCE THE ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AHRS UNIT. PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK OF THE AHRS SYS. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 34-22-00 WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.