Service difficulty report · Air Data Module · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
October 3, 2010
Submitted
January 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27201
Part
Air Data Module
Part number
4040800912
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Part time
49,903 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

FLT 1041- INDICATED AIRSPEED DROPPED ON BOTH CAPTAIN'S & 1ST OFFICER'S PANELS, WITH EICAS MESSAGES "RUDDER RATIO" & "MACH SPEED TRIM". INDICATED AIRSPEED DROPPED TO 140 KTS. ACFT CONTROL MAINTAINED WITH MANUAL PITCH & THRUST. MOMENTARY ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR. INDICATED AIRSPEED FLUCTUATED SHARPLY & RETURNED TO NORMAL. APPROX 1 MINUTE LATER, "MACH SPEED TRIM" MESSAGE DISAPPEARED, RUDDER RATIO MESSAGE REMAINED. SMOKE ODOR DISSIPATED. NORMAL INDICATED AIRSPEED RETURNED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX ACCOMPLISHED BITE CHECK OF SAMS SYS, FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF PITOT STATIC SYS, PITOT STATIC HEAT, CSEU POWER SUPPLIES, AUTOLAND SYSTEM 40, & BPCU BITE CHECK. NO FAULTS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED OPS TEST OF AC ELEC POWER SYS. NO FAULTS FOUND. REPLACED TAT PROBE, LT ADC, & RT DATA COMPUTER. ALL CHECKS OK. VENDOR FOUND NO FAULTS. (ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DATE: 10/07/2010)

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