Service difficulty report · Indicator · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
February 26, 2008
Submitted
February 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
23,576 hours, 34,085 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
MI5853512
Part serial
1908
Condition
Smoke
Location
Radar
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDX - FLIGHT 2058 - WHEN APPLYING ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE IRU AND FMS. SMOKE NOTICED FROM THE AREA BETWEEN THOSE UNITS AND THE RADAR INDICATOR. MAINTENANCE POWERED UP EACH UNIT ON IT'S OWN. THE RADAR DISPLAY (INDICATOR) STARTED TO SMOKE. REPLACED THE RADAR INDICATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.