Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
July 22, 2003
Submitted
July 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N985HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Aircraft serial
479
Aircraft time
10,450 hours, 11,478 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
101741011
Part serial
1042
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
19,779 hours, 22,448 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE IN RANGE, UNS FAILED AND WAS FOLLWED BY SMOKE ALL AROUND UNIT. THE UNIT RE-ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO OFF SWITCH. F/D FAILED, NAV AND A/P IND LIGHTS FLASHED ALONG WITH RADAR. CAPTAINS ADI BECAME ERRONEOUS. REMOVED UNS UNIT TO INSPECT FOR POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE OR SMOKE DAMAGE. CONFIRMED UNS-1C UNIT IS BAD, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF OTHER SYSTEMS.