Service difficulty report · Display · Beech B200C

Difficulty date
February 15, 2011
Submitted
February 16, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7232R
Make and model
Beech B200C
Aircraft serial
BL69
Aircraft time
9,424 hours, 6,981 cycles
Part
Display
Part number
70000167003
Part serial
B1761
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Instrument Panel
Part time
12 hours, 18 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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 PILOT REPORTED THE EX600 MFD DISPLAY REMAINED DIM AND NOT LEGIBLE FOR APPROX 10 TO 15 MINUTES DURING THE ACFT GROUND RUN-UP CHECKS PRIOR TO TAXI. WHEN THE DISPLAY ACHIEVED 'NORMAL' BRIGHTNESS AND WAS READABLE IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS, ALL THE ASSOCIATED FUNCTIONS PERFORMED IN A NORMAL MANNER. A WARRANTY EXCHANGE MFD IS BEING PROCURED. THIS IS THE SECOND EX600 MFD WITH A DISPLAY PROBLEM WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS ON THIS ACFT. THE AVIONICS SHOP SUPPLYING THE WARRANTY REPLACEMENT MFD STATED THEY KNOW OF 4 OTHER UNITS THAT HAVE EXHIBITED SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

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