What was found
ON ENGINE SHUTDOWN, THE PILOT NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR, ACCOMPANIED WITH SMOKE COMING FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE AUTO-PILOT CONTROL HEAD. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THE SMOKE WAS FROM AUTO-PILOT CONTROL HEAD BOX, AND REMOVED THE COMPONENT.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2017
- Submitted
- October 23, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N110AX
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UC93
- Aircraft time
- 35,742 hours, 42,254 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Control Head
- Part number
- 7003897902
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Autopilot
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.