What was found
NEARING THE END OF CRUISE FLT EN ROUTE TO RFD CREW REPORTED AN ELEC SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. THE AUTOPILOT AMP HAD FAILED & WAS THE PROBABLE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. REPLACED AUTOPILOT AMP & TESTED THE SYS NO DEFECTS NOTED OR SMELLS.
- Difficulty date
- June 17, 2014
- Submitted
- June 19, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N240TW
- Make and model
- Amd FALCON20
- Aircraft serial
- 40
- Aircraft time
- 18,198 hours, 13,409 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Amplifier
- Part number
- 7771949001
- Part serial
- 72
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Autopilot Sys
- Part time
- 30 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.