Service difficulty report · Computer · Cndair CL600*

Difficulty date
March 25, 2010
Submitted
March 26, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N604SJ
Make and model
Cndair CL600*
Aircraft serial
1042
Part
Computer
Part number
4018369905
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Flt Director
Part time
44 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RECEIVED AN EXCHANGE FLIGHT DIRECTOR COMPUTER THAT WAS IN AN "INSPECTED" CONDITION ON AN 8130-3 TAG. THE PREVIOUS DISCREPANCY ON THE UNIT THAT WE RECEIVED WAS THAT THE " FLIGHT DIRECTOR COMPUTER IN GLIDE SCOPE MODE IS ALWAYS BELOW THE GLIDESLOPE POINTER. INSTALLED THE UNIT AND NOTICED THAT WE COULD DUPLICATE THE ORIGINAL DISCREPANCY. WHEN THE NR 1 FLIGHT DIRECTOR WAS COUPLED TO THE AUTOPILOT COMPUTER, THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR WOULD FLY AN IMPROPER GLIDESLOPE ANGLE. SWAPPED FLIGHT DIRECTOR COMPUTERS AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM FOLLOWED TO THE NR 2 SIDE AND CAUSED THE SAME PROBLEM O THE COPILOTS SIDE. THIS UNIT MUST NOT BE RETURNED TO SERVICE UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FOUND AND RESOLVED.