SDR SDR2006002

Service difficulty report · Fdau · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
January 4, 2006
Submitted
February 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
545
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Fdau
Part number
ED35E1000301
Part serial
246
Condition
Inoperative
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN ROUTE, SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE BUT NO FIRE WAS NOTED. NOTED TORQUE INDICATOR BUGS OUT OF POSITION. RESETTED TORQUE INDICATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND SMELL BEGAN TO DECREASE. REPLACED FLIGHT DATA ACQUISITION UNIT (FDAU). NO FURTHER DISCREPANCY NOTED. (K)