Service difficulty report · Display · Cessna 182T

Difficulty date
October 5, 2010
Submitted
October 6, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N746TC
Make and model
Cessna 182T
Aircraft serial
18281749
Aircraft time
400 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540*
Part
Display
Part number
G1000
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Part time
400 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE MFD (RT SEAT) WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR FREQUENCY CHANGES ON BOTH THE NAV AND COM. THE PFD (LT SEAT) CONTINUED TO WORK FINE. ONCE THE NEW FREQUENCIES WERE TUNED IN ON THE LT, THE RT WOULD THEN WORK AND ALLOW FOR FREQUENCY CHANGES. THE G1000 WAS 4 YEARS OLD, WARRANTY IS 2 YEARS. UNIT WAS SHIPPED TO MFG FOR REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. LOCAL AVIONICS TECH SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN THE TUNING KNOBS ON G1000 DISPLAYS.

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