Service difficulty report · Adi · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
May 6, 2002
Submitted
May 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24412
Part
Adi
Part number
7725005009
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
31,920 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT, AT APPROXIMATELY 13,000 FEET, THE CAPTAIN SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT ON HIS SIDE, WHEREAS HE FOUND HIS ADI HAD FILLED WITH SMOKE. THERE WAS NOT AN IMPEDIMENT OF VISION IN THE COCKPIT, SMOKE WAS CONTAINED TO THE SIDE OF THE ADI GLASS BEHIND THE GAUGE. CREW FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED ON ITS OWN. THE SMOKE AND SMELL BEGAN TO DIMINISH. FLIGHT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE CAPTAIN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAINS ADI AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK PER MM. FUNCTIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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