Pilatus PC-12/47
Service difficulty reports · 273
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SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'PC1247' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
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SDR 5APR20120208108Rotor · crackedTHE LEFT BRAKE ASSY WAS INSPECTED DURING A LINE CHECK AND FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED ROTOR. THE LT BRAKE ASSY R & R IAW MM 12-B-32-40-03-00A-920A-A.SDR K5SR2012012823151Computer · malfunctionedACFT WAS ENROUTE WHEN AT FL200 WITH AN OAT OF -18, THE COMPUTER WAS PUSHER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED 5 TO 10 SECONDS AFTER THE INITIAL SEPARATOR AND PROP DE-ICE WAS TURNED ON DUE TO ICE. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE FOR REPAIRS. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING OFSDR 5APR2012010577104Relay · faultyTHE CREW REPORTED THAT THE PITCH TRIM CB FOUND POPPED UPON LANDING. THE STAB TRIM RELAY K161E2 WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED BOTH STAB TRIM RELAYS K161E2 AND K161D2, AND INSTALLED NEW RELAYS. THE HORIZONTAL PITCH TRIM SYS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. SDR 5APR2012010177102Relay · faultyPILOTS REPORTED ENROUTE: STAB TRIM FAILURE WHEN MANUALLY TRIMMING UP FROM THE CAPTAINS SEAT AN AURAL WARNING FOLLOWED BY RUNAWAY TRIM. THE STABILIZER TRIM RELAY K022, PN 974.20.01.212 WAS FOUND FAULTY. IT WAS R & R USING A SERVICEABLE RELAY OF THE SAME PN. SDR 5APR2011122977101Relay · faultyCREW REPORTED STAB TRIM FAILURE, RUNAWAY NOSE DOWN ENROUTE TO GMU, THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. THE STAB TRIM DOWN RELAY WAS FOUND FAULTY, R & R USING A NEW RELAY IAW WDM 27-40-00. THE SYS OPERATIONALLY TESTED GOOD IAW AMM 12-A-27-40-00-00A-903A-A.SDR 5APR2011122877100Fitting · out of alignmentTHE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACHMENT FITTING, WHERE THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR IS SECURED TO THE STABILIZER. LUGS ARE SEPARATING. THE GAP WAS MEASURED WITH A FEELER GUAGE, AND FOUND TO BE .635MM. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE STABILIZER.SDR 5APR2011121557799Skin · damagedTHE ACFT LEFT WING L/E WAS DAMAGED BY A BIRDSTRIKE. THE DAMAGE WAS OUTSIDE THE GUIDANCE OF THE SRM FOR "ALLOWABLE DAMAGE". TECHNICAL SUPPORT WAS CONTACTED, AN ENGINERING REPAIR MEMO AND "STATEMENT OF APPROVED DESIGN DATA" ECC-12-RM-11-249 WAS ISSED. THE ACFTSDR CA111214014Engine · power loss(CAN) THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE CREW WAS CLEARED FOR T/O. THE POWER LEVER WAS ADVANCED NEARLY TO THE STOP AND THE ACFT STARTED OUT ACCELERATING NORMALLY. AT AROUND 30 PSI, THE TORQUE AND NG PAUSED AND STARTED TO ROLL BACK TOSDR CA111208014Fcu · failed(CAN) THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE BEING CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. ON RECEIVING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE, TURNED THE LIGHTS AND ANTI-ICE ON AND ADVANCED THE CONDITION LEVER TO FLT IDLE. THE POWER LEVER WAS ADVANCED NEARLY TO THE STOP AND THESDR 5APR2011120557798Display · faultyPILOT REPORTED THAT THE PILOTS SIDE EADI, IS FUZZY AND FLICKERS OFF WHEN COLD. PILOTS SIDE EADI WAS R & R USING A SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW AMM 12-A-34-26-03-00A-920A-A AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 12-A-34-26-00-00A-903A-A.SDR 9JLA201112152012Controller · defectiveTHE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT FLIGHT CONTOLLER CHANNEL B FAILURE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT CONTROLLER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. REMOVED THE DEFECTIVE CONTROLLER SN 1112. INSTALLED A MODIFIED UNIT. FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE SASDR 5APR2011111557797Display · faultyDURING AHRS SWING CHECKS THE NR 2 EHSI WAS FOUND FUZZY AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE NR 2 EHSI WAS R & R WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT OF THE SAME PN 066-03125-2500 IAW AMM 12-A-34-26-02-00A-920A-A AND TESTED SATISFACTORY IAW AMM 12-A-34-26-00-00A-903A-A.SDR CA111129004Engine · malfunctioned(CAN) AFTER COMPLETION OF THE FLIGHT & AS THE PILOT WAS SHUTTING THE ENG DOWN VIA THE CONDITION LEVER, CLA, BEFORE THE ENG CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE TEMP INCREASED & FIRE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST STACKS. THE FIREWALL SHUT OFF WAS USED & THE ENG SHUT DOWN. SDR CA111123007Controller · intermittent(CAN) DURING FLIGHT IN CRUISE AT ALTITUDE, CABIN HEAT FAILURE. CAS CAUTION MSG ACS LOW INFLOW. EMER CHECKLIST FIRST STEP IS SELECT ACS BLEED AIR SWITCH TO INHIBIT & THEN BACK TO AUTO. IF UNSUCCESSFUL, RESET BACK TO INHIBIT & PULL ACS EMER SHUT OFF. IF SELECSDR C41R201111010106Door · crackedDURING ANNUAL INSP, TECH FOUND OIL COOLER FLAPPER DOOR CRACKED AT TOP LT AND RT OTBD RIVETS (1.2" LONG EA) AND RT LOWER OTBD RIVET AREA (.75" LONG). THESE APPEAR TO BE STRESS CRACKS. DOOR REPLACED WITH NEW.SDR CA111123006Engine · noisy(CAN) PILOT REPORTED LOUD ENG NOISE ON DESCENT OR PCL REDUCTION. ACFT GND RUN, PERFORMANCE CHECK FOUND GOOD. BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF CT GOOD. PROPELLER BALANCE CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED ENG BLEED VLV WITH SERVICEABLE VLV, NO IMPROVEMENT. CHANGED STARTER GENSDR 5APR20110930093Fitting · out of alignmentTHE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACHMENT FITTING, WHERE THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR IS SECURED TO THE STABILIZER. EACH SIDE OF THE ATTACHMENT FITTING HAS 2 LUGS. ON THE LT SIDE, THESE 2 LUGS ARE SEPARATING. THE GAP WAS MEASURED WITH A FEELER GAUGE, AND FOUND TO BE .4SDR 5APR20110927001Motor · faultyTHE VCCS SYS WAS REPORTED AS INOP. THE VCCS DRIVE MOTOR, PN 959.90.22.126 WAS FOUND FAULTY. IT WAS R & R WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT OF THE SAME PN IAW AMM 12-A-21-50-03-00A-313A-A AND CMM 21-00-23. OPS CHECK NORMAL.SDR 9JLA201110062011Control Unit · defectiveCREW REPORTED AN INTERMITTENT "FUEL IMBALANCE" CAS MESSAGE. TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATED THAT THE FCMU WAS DEFECTIVE P/N 975.37.31.334. INSTALLED A REPAIRED UNIT PER THE PC12/47E AMM, FUNCTIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. NOTE: THIS HAS BEEN THE 3RD FCMU REPLACED ISDR 5APR20110916001Efis · defectivePILOT REPORTED: CO-PILOTS EADI FLASHING AND INTERMITTENT. THE NR 2 EADI, PN 066-03125-2500 WAS R & R WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT OF THE SAME PN IAW AMM DMC-12-A-34-26-03-00A-920A-A, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM DMC-12-A-34-26-00-00A-903A-A.SDR 5APR20110915001Efis · defectivePILOT REPORTED COPILOTS EADI IS INOP. REMOVED ED462, PN 066-03125-2500, INSTALLED SERVICEABLE EXCHANGE ED462 UNIT OF THE SAME PN, SYS OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM CH 12-A-34-26-03-00A-920A-A.SDR 5APR577Y88Sensor · faultyPILOT REPORTS THAT BATTERY NR1 INDICATES CONTINUOUS 457 AMP DISCHARGE WITH NO DEPLEATION OF VOLTAGE. THE BATTERY NR 1 CURRENT SENSOR PN 524.52.12.720 WAS R & R IAW AMM 12-A-24-30-08-00A-920A-A.SDR 5APR577Y86Blades · erodedDURING A ROUTINE HOT SECTION BOROSCOPE INSP, SEVERAL COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADES WERE FOUND TO HAVE EROSION THAT EXTENDED INTO THE BLADE TIPS. ENGINE PERFORMANCE RUNS AS WELL AS CURRENT ECTM GRAPHS WERE NORMAL, NO HOT SECTION DETERIORATION WAS OBSERVED. THE POSDR 5APR20110820001Brake Disc · crackedTHE RT BRAKE WAS INSPECTED DURING A LINE CHECK AND FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED ROTOR. THE RT BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS R & R USING A SERVICEABLE UNIT OF THE SAME PN 959.56.01.512 IAW AMM 12-A-32-40-03-00A-920B-A.SDR 5APR20110815001Electrical Box · failedBUSS-TIE MESSAGE ON START UP, OVERHEAD BUSS TIE CB NOT TRIPPED. POWER JUNCTION BOX, WAS R & R IAW AMM 12-B-24-52-10-00A-920A-A. THE ADJUSTMENT/TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND IAW AMM 12-B-24-52-10-00A-903A-A.SDR 5APR577Y77Disc · crackedTHE LT BRAKE WAS INSPECTED DURING A LINE CHECK AND FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED ROTOR. THE LT BRAKE ASSY WAS R & R USING A SERVICEABLE UNIT OF THE SAME PART NUMBER IAW AMM 12-B-32-40-03-00A-920A-A.SDR 9JLA2009Controller · defectiveCREW REPORTED THAT THE PROP DE-ICE SYSTEM INOP DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE PROP DE-ICE CONTROLLER ASSY P/N 4E3163-2 S/N U062 TO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS HAS BEEN THE SECOND CONTROLLER TO GO BAD IN SEVEN MONTHS.SDR 5APR577Y76Proximity Sensor · faultedAFTER DEPARTING, THE FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED SAFELY. THE ACFT FERRIED FOR MX. A FAULTY LT GEAR UP PROXIMITY SENOR WAS FOUND DURING TROUBLESHOOTING. THE SENSOR WASSDR 5APR577Y74Unknown · odorAFTER DEPARTING, THE PILOT’S EADI WENT OUT AND THE AUTO PILOT DICONNECTED. THERE WAS A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE AUTO PILOT CONTROLLER AREA. O2 MASKS WERE DONNED AND DEPARTURE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY WERE RETURNING WITH SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. SDR 5APR577Y72Brake Disc · crackedTHE RT BRAKE WAS INSPECTED DURING A LINE CHECK AND FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED ROTOR. THE RT BRAKE ASSY WAS R & R WITH A SERVICEABLE O/H UNIT OF THE SAME PN 959.56.01.512 IAW AMM 12-A-32-40-03-00A-920B-A.SDR 9JLA2008Control Unit · defectiveTHE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED DURING THE PREFLIGHT THE LT FUEL QUANITY INDICATOR SHOWED A RED X. TROUBLESHOOTING DISCOVERED THAT THE FCMU P/N 975.37.31.334 S/N 259 WAS DEFECTIVE. NOTE: FAULT CODES WERE INDICATING THAT THE LT INBOARD FUEL PROBE WAS AT FAULT. THESDR CA110711004Engine · overtorqued(CAN) IFSD, SINGLE ENGINE, DURING CLIMB, THE ENGINE TORQUE INCREASED UNCOMMANDED TO APPROXIMATELY 52.2 PSI. THE PILOT REPORTED NO PLA RESPONSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY DEAD-STICK LANDING AT POINT OF DEPARTURE. FDRSDR 5APR577Y71Proximity Switch · faultyCREW REPORTED NOSEWHEEL INDICATOR DOWN/LOCK INOP. VISUAL CONFIRMATION WAS NEEDED TO CONFIRM GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE NLG "DOWN" PROXIMITY SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. IT WAS R & R WITH A SERVICEABLE PN 973.30.33.111. THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION RETRACTISDR 5APR577Y70Fitting · out of alignmentTHE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACHMENT FITTING, WHERE THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR IS SECURED TO THE STABILIZER. EACH SIDE OF THE ATTACHMENT FITTING HAS TWO LUGS.ON THE LEFTSIDE, THESE TWO LUGS ARE SEPARATING. THE GAP WAS MEASURED WITH A FEELER GUAGE,AND FOUND TO BESDR CA110620004Connector · burnedPRIOR TO LANDING AT HOME BASE, PILOT NOTICED A SMALL BROWN SPOT TO THE RT OF THE OVERHEAD SWITCH PANEL. ALTHOUGH NO BURNING ODOR WAS NOTED, SPOT WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. REMOVED THE OVERHEAD PANEL. FOUND A CHARRED SPLICE CONNECTOR ON WIRESDR CA110530011Timer · failedCAPTAIN STARTED ACFT UNEVENTFULLY, DURING TAXI AND BACKTRACK CHECKS WERE DONE AND PUSHER WAS CLEARED LEAVING CREW WITH A BLANK CAWS PANEL (SERIES 47). RIGHT AFTER TAKE-OFF, F/O ATTEMPTED TO SELECT GEAR UP AND COULD NOT BECAUSE THE SOLENOID WAS ACROSS THE GEASDR 5APR577YBalance Weight · corrodedDURNG ANNUAL INSP FOUND RT AILERON BALANCE WEIGHT TO HAVE CORROSION ON THE INBD END. INSTALLED NEW AILERON BALANCE WEIGHT AND BALANCED AILERON.SDR 9JLA20110504001Control Unit · defectiveCREW REPORTS THAT THE MASTER WARNING AND CAUTION LIGHTS INOP. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE DIMMER CONTROL UNIT P/N 975.02.15.205 S/N 123049 TO BE DEFECTIVE. INSTALLED A REPAIRED UNIT S/N 120438.SDR 5APR20110504001Brake Disc · crackedLT BRAKE ASSY, WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED ROTOR DURING A LINE CHECK. RESOLUTION TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IS AS FOLLOWS: THE BRAKE WAS REPLACED BY INSTALLATION OF THE MAIN WHEELS AND BRAKES CONVERSION STC SA01376CH.SDR 5APR577Y65Flap System · malfunctionedFLAPS CAWS ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY FLAPS ASSEMETRY CALL OUT. FLAPS STOPPED AT AT 17 DEGREES. PUSHER ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER. COMPLIED WITH FLAP CAWS "ON" PROCEDURE AND COMPLIED WITH FOR RELATED FWCU CODES AND RESET IAW AMM "FAULT ISOLATION PROCEDURE" DMC-1SDR 5APR577Y64Proximity Switch · faultyPILOT REPORTS AIR/GROUND FAIL IN FLIGHT,RED CAWS "CAB PRESS", "AIR/GND","PROP LOW P" AMBER "PUSHER". RESOLUTION TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION IS AS FOLLOWS: INSPECTED WIRING FROM LEFT AND RIGHT "WOW" SWITCHES TO TB 123 AND TB 124, NO DEFECTS NOTED. COMPARED RESISTSDR 5APR577Y62Brake Disc · crackedPROBLEM: LT BRAKE ASSY, A CRACKED DISC WAS FOUND DURING A LINE CHECK. RESOLUTION: THE LT BRAKE ASSY WAS R & R WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT WITH THE SAME PN IAW AMM 12-A-32-40-03-00A-920B-A.SDR 5APR577Y60Wire · faultedWHEN GEAR DOWN SELECTED, HYD CASS, PULLED QRH THEN CASS WENT AWAY AND GEAR CAME DOWN. A POOR CONNECTION AT PIN "P" OF TB 1611-02, WIRE T1076B22 WAS FOUND TO BE AT FAULT. RELOCATED WIRES T1076B22, T1076A22 AND T1075B22 TO PINS F, M, AND X OF TB1611-02. PERFOSDR 5APR577Y59Proximity Sensor · faultyPILOT REPORTED FLAP CAWS AFTER SELECTING FROM 0 TO 15 DEGREES. 1 RESET ON GROUND PERFORMED ON PREVIOUS LEG. RESOLUTION TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION IS AS FOLLOWS. THE LT FLAP ROTATION TRANSMITTER PN 973.30.33.112 WAS AT FAULT AND WAS REPLACED, IAW AMM 12-A-27-5SDR 5APR577Y58Governor · faultyPROPELLER WOULD NOT FEATHER ON SHUTDOWN AFTER LANDING. THE FEATHERING SOLENOID IS ATTACHED TO THE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR. R & R OF OVERSPEED GOVERNOR AND ALL ASSOCIATED TESTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED WITH THE FEATSDR CA110408001Servo · intermittent(CAN) PILOT REPORTED A PUSHER CAS MSG DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. UPON LANDING THE STALL WARNING 1 & 2 BREAKERS WERE OPENED & CLOSED IN AN EFFORT TO EXTINGUISH THE CAS MSG, HOWEVER THE MSG REMAINED. WHILE MX WAS PERFORMING AN OPERATIONAL TEST, THE PUSHER SERVO WASSDR 5APR577Y57Attach Fitting · out of alignmentTHE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACHMENT FITTING, WHERE THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR IS SECURED TO THE STABILIZER. EACH SIDE OF THE ATTACHMENT FITTING HAS 2 LUGS. ON THE LT SIDE, THESE 2 LUGS ARE SEPARATING. THE GAP WAS MEASURED WITH A FEELER GUAGE, AND FOUND TO BE SDR 5APR577Y55Fitting · out of alignmentLT SIDE INNER AND OUTER LUG HAVE DEVELOPED A GAP OF .025" BETWEEN THEM. CHECKED LUGGED FACE OF PN 555.10.12.150 ANGLE FITTING FOR STRAIGHTNESS. ALL STEPS COMPLETED WITH NO CRACKS OR DEFECTS NOTED.SDR 5APR577Y54Brake Disc · warpedTHE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LT BRAKE GRABS. DURING INSP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LT BRAKE HAD A ROTOR THAT WAS WARPED. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE BRAKES AND WHEELS WERE CONVERTED USING STC SA01376CH.SDR CA110322005Proximity Switch · failed(CAN) CREW REPORTS INVALID GEAR STATUS FOR NOSE GEAR DISPLAYED DURING TAXI, ACCOMPANIED BY FLIGHT ALERTING SYS GEAR WARNING. REPLACED FAULTY UP PROXIMITY SWITCH SN 2241 FOR NOSE GEAR INDICATION WITH A NEW PROXIMITY SWITCH. NLG DOOR ADJUSTMENT & TEST COMPLETE
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