Service difficulty report · Computer · Beech B300

Difficulty date
July 27, 2017
Submitted
August 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1029
Aircraft time
1,173 hours, 1,018 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
8221129001
Part serial
45CMMF
Condition
Defective
Location
Nose
Part time
1,173 hours, 1,018 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER CIRCUIT BREAKER EXTENDED IN FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY ELECTRICAL-SMOKE ODOR. DIVERTED, UNEVENTFUL. FGC CARDS WERE SWAPPED AND AIRCRAFT FAILED OCF WITH CIRCUIT BREAKER EXTENDING. DISCREPANCY WAS DUPLICATED AND FOUND THE IAPS COMPUTER TO BE DEFECTIVE. COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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