Service difficulty report · Computer · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
May 7, 2014
Submitted
May 15, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N312BC
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Aircraft serial
101
Aircraft time
5,165 hours
Part
Computer
Part number
9787320016
Part serial
109686
Condition
Faulted
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, LANDING GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AS WELL AS MANY CAWS ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS. PILOT/OWNER CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR. NOSE GEAR INDICATION CHANGED BUT MAIN GEAR INDICATION STILL INDICATED GEAR IN TRANSIT. PILOT DIVERTED AND PERFORMED A TOWER FLY BY TO ASSESS GEAR POSITION. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX DETERMINED FLAP COMPUTER WAS AT FAULT. REMOVED FLAP COMPUTER FCWU 978.73.20.016, SN 109686. INSTALLED INSPECTED UNIT 978.73.20.016, SN 109881. ACCOMPLISHED FLAP RIGGING IAW AMM 12-A-27-50-05-00A-920A-A. OBTAINED SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FOR ACFT TO BE REPOSITIONED TO OUR FACILITY FOR GEAR RETRACTION CHECK. ACFT FLOWN IAW SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT WITH GEAR DOWN. JACKED ACFT AND ACCOMPLISHED THE REMAINING OPS CHECKS IAW ABOVE REFERENCED AMM SECTION. ALL FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED OK.