SDR WX0A071895

Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
March 24, 2014
Submitted
March 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N874GA
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49643
Part
Control Panel
Part number
40344242934
Part serial
87110915
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

15 MIN FROM DESTINATION LEAVING 15000' WE LOST BOTH CAPTAIN'S & FLIGHT OFFICER'S FLIGHT DIRECTORS, AUTOPILOTS & AUTO THROTTLES DISENGAGED. WE RAN QRH & SWITCHED TO NR 1 DFGS. ALL SYS WERE NORMAL UNTIL WE GOT ONTO THE APPROACH. ABOUT 15 MILES OUT ON THE APPROACH WE AGAIN LOST BOTH FLIGHT DIRECTORS, FMA'S BOTH WENT BLANK, AUTOPILOT & AUTO THROTTLES CLICKED. VHF NR 1 SHOWED LOCALIZER COURSE TO THE LT VHF NR 2 LOCALIZER SHOWED COURSE TO THE RT. WE EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH TO GND 10 MIN FROM GND LT ACFT BUS SENSING CB POPPED. R & R DIGITAL FLIGHT GUIDANCE CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM 22-01-02. RTS NR 1 & NR 2 DFGC'S GO IAW AMM 22-01-05.

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