Service difficulty report · Control Module · Amd FALCON900EX

Difficulty date
November 16, 2016
Submitted
November 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918JM
Make and model
Amd FALCON900EX
Aircraft serial
199
Aircraft time
2,646 hours, 1,851 cycles
Engine
Hnywl TFE73150R
Part
Control Module
Part number
4088470901
Part serial
32612446
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
2,618 hours, 1,840 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

CREW REPORTS FIRE BAG COMP RED CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT ON APPROACH 30 MILES OR 10 MINUTES FORM KMDW. SMOKE IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WAS VERIFIED BY THE PIC AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION AND TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IT WAS DISCOVER THAT THE SATELLITE TV ANTENNA CONTROL MODULE WAS THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE DISCOVERED IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. A PART SUPPLIER INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. PART TEARDOWN REPORT HAS ALSO BEEN REQUESTED AND IS NOT YET AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. PART WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT AIRCRAFT COMPLETION. TIME IN SERVICE WAS 2618.2 HOURS AND 1840 LANDINGS.