SDR SWIA972459

Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
March 22, 2001
Submitted
March 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120345
Aircraft time
5,913 hours, 8,702 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
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

BOTH CAPTAINS AND FIRST OFFICER''S YAW DAMPER FAILED TO ENGAGE. TRIM FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED (RED TRIM FAIL LIGHT ON MAP). BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT. EN ROUTE FRESNO, DIVERTED TO BURBANK AIRPORT. DETERMINED AUTOPILOT CONTROL PANEL SOURCE OF BURNING SMELL. REPLACED APP65A CONTROL PANEL. OPERATED SYSTEMS FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WITH NO FURTHER FAILURES. OPS CHECK GOOD. S/N ON: 713, S/N OFF: 7129.

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