Service difficulty report · Circuit Card · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
November 14, 2011
Submitted
November 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
336
Aircraft time
43,672 hours, 50,367 cycles
Part
Circuit Card
Condition
Failed
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI, AFTER STARTING NR1 ENGINE, DC BUSS CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER SELECTING NR 1 DC GENERATOR OFF, POPPING SOUND UNDER LT GLARESHIELD, FOLLOWED BY MINIMAL SMOKE. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND AUTOPILOT CIRCUIT CARD FOR ANNUNCIATOR PANEL BURNED AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS G-1 LT ESSENTIAL AND E-3 LT MAIN TRIPPED. DISCONNECTED CONNECTOR ON AUTOPILOT ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. R & R AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE CIRCUIT CARD IAW MM 20-45-04. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 22-10-04.