Service difficulty report · Computer · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
December 22, 2011
Submitted
January 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
262
Aircraft time
26,526 hours, 34,291 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
350A23008314
Part serial
167
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, ACFT EXPERIENCED AN MC LIGHT AND SINGLE CHIME, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT WARNING. FLT CONTROL CAUTION WAS ILLUMINATED ON CAP, AND A LOCAL PITCH TRIM ASYM LIGHT WAS NOTED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MC AND LOCAL ALERTS FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES, GIVING AN AURAL SINGLE CHIME ALERT EACH TIME, BEFORE ILLUMINATING FOR GOOD. NOTIFIED ATC THAT AIRCRAFT HAD A COMPLETE PITCH TRIM FAILURE, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AN UNEVENTFUL, VISUAL APPROACH, BACKED UP WITH ILS COUPLED FD AND LANDING ACCOMPLISHED. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CREW ALERTING COMPUTER AND CHECKED PITCH TRIM CONTROLS WITH A SYNCHRO READER. THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD IAW JIC 27-32-00FUT-10004. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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