Service difficulty report · Fdau · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
April 18, 2011
Submitted
April 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N348AE
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
349
Aircraft time
32,485 hours, 36,127 cycles
Part
Fdau
Condition
Burned
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR AND SMOKE FELT DURING CLIMB AT 7,000 FT. DIVERTED AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. DURING INSPECTION OF LT AVIONICS RACK FOUND FDAU ON SHELF 81VU BURNED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FDAU IAW ATR 72 JIC 31-31-81. PERFORMED FDAU OPS CHECK IAW ATR JIC 31-31-00-OPT-10000. ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE THREE AXIS ACCELEROMETER IAW ATR 72 JIC 31-31-21 AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. AWAITING AML FROM DFW FOR PARTS REPLACEMENT INFOMATION.

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