Service difficulty report · Resistor · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 3, 2009
Submitted
January 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
011
Aircraft time
59,492 hours, 67,808 cycles
Part
Resistor
Condition
Blown
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
59,492 hours, 67,808 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RAMP PEOPLE ADVISED THAT POWER ON ACFT FLUCTUATED WHILE CLEANING ACFT AND THERE WAS BURNING SMELL. CONTRACT MX CONFIRMS SMELL IS FROM LT AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE LT AND AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE LT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. FOUND RESISTOR ON AUTO PILOT DISENGAGE BOARD BLOWN, REMOVED AND REPLACE AUTO PILOT DISENGAGE PANEL IAW 22-10-01 MM.