Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 767201

Difficulty date
June 15, 2003
Submitted
July 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650US
Make and model
Boeing 767201
Aircraft serial
23902
Part
Control Panel
Part number
6224717004
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
33,861 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHL - FLT 98 - AT FL330, WITH CENTER COMMAND SELECTED, THE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED WITH THE ASSOCIATED LIGHTS AND WARNING. A STRONG ACRID SMELL WAS NOTED COMING FROM THE MODE CONTROL PANEL (MCP). THE AUTOPILOT WAS SWITCHED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MCP AND THE FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER. (M)