Service difficulty report · Indicator · Bolkms BK117B1

Difficulty date
September 21, 2011
Submitted
September 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117AP
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B1
Aircraft serial
7144
Aircraft time
8,977 hours, 45,379 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Damaged
Location
Dme
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DME READABILITY IS MARGINAL. CO-PILOTS MASTER CAUTION LIGHT BARELY VISIBLE WHEN LIT. MAST MOMENTS WARNING LIGHT IS BARELY VISIBLE WHEN LIT AND TEH COLOR OF LLIGHT HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM "RED" TO "GREEN". MASTER CAUTION PANEL "RED" WARNING LIGHTS LOCATED IN TEH PANEL ARE BARELY VISIBLE AND UNREADABLE. THE "YELLOW" LIGHTS ARE BARELY VISIBLE OR READABLE DURING DIRECT SUNLIGHT. ELECTRONIC HSI IS UN-VIEWABLE DURING DAYLIGHT OPERATIONS. CONTROL HEAD VISIBILITY WAS DIFFICULT OR NON-EXISTENT ON THE GPS KLN 89B, KY196A(2EA), KT 70, KNS 81, FM COM, MCS 2000.