What was found
CAPTAINS INERTIAL VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR SCREEN WENT BLANK, THEN THE SMELL OF SMOKE WAS IN THE COCKPIT. INSPECTED SYS & FOUND NR 1 INERTIAL VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR DEFECTIVE.
- Difficulty date
- October 28, 2015
- Submitted
- October 29, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N837CA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8201
- Aircraft serial
- 554
- Aircraft time
- 29,137 hours, 31,982 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3413 · Rate of Climb Indicator
- Part
- Vsi
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nr 1
- 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.