Service difficulty report · Computer · Beech B300

Difficulty date
March 13, 2015
Submitted
March 18, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N835UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL965
Aircraft time
156 hours, 126 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
8221108132
Part serial
41GNXP
Condition
Weak
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
156 hours, 126 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTS RUDDER BOOST TEST HAS OPPOSITE RUDDER MOVEMENT WHEN TEST IS PERFORMED. LT THROTTLE HAS RT RUDDER MOVEMENT. RT THROTTLE HAS LT RUDDER MOVEMENT. MX WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY WITH THE CREW. DURING TEST IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SYS WAS GIVING WEAK RUDDER COMMANDS. MX ACCESSED THE FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER & NOTICED A MILD BURNED PLASTIC SMELL COMING FROM THE COMPUTER. THE FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. RUDDER BOOST FUNCTION WAS IMPROVED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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