Service difficulty report · Dcu · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
May 27, 2003
Submitted
October 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N500AE
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10025
Part
Dcu
Part number
8221310003
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Avionic Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED A RUDDER LIMITER CAUTION AFTER TAKEOFF FOLLOWED BY PROXIMITY SYSTEM CHANNEL AND STEERING INOPERATIVE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND DCU1 FAULTED IN THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE DATA COMPUTER HISTORY. REMOVED AND REPLACED DCU1 IAW CRJ MM. OPS CEHCK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)