What was found
5616-STL - SPARKS AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT COMING FROM AREA OF FLIGHT DIRECTOR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE AUTOPILOT COMPUTER.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2002
- Submitted
- April 21, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N565HK
- Make and model
- Jetair JETSTM4101
- Aircraft serial
- 41082
- Aircraft time
- 13,217 hours, 14,895 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2211 · Autopilot Computer
- Part
- Computer
- Part number
- 7003938907
- Part serial
- 96010726
- Part time
- 12,654 hours, 13,535 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.