Service difficulty report · Display · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
August 7, 2015
Submitted
August 7, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N918EG
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
154
Aircraft time
4,988 hours, 3,289 cycles
Part
Display
Part number
7014300901
Part serial
00036222
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Instrument Panel
Part time
2,517 hours, 1,583 cycles
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT NR 3, DU-870 DISPLAY UNIT FLICKERED THEN WENT BLANK SHORTLY AFTER SWITCHING NR 2, DU-870 DISPLAY UNIT INFORMATION TO NR 3 POSITION, BECAUSE NR 2 DISPLAY HAD GONE BLANK BEFORE NR 3. AFTER LANDING, TROUBLESHOT BOTH DISPLAYS, BY INSPECTING WIRE HARNESSES, AND CHECKING FOR POWER AND GROUNDS. NO DEFECTS NOTED OF THE WIRING. BOTH UNITS FAILED INTERNALLY. REPLACED BOTH UNITS WITH REPAIRED AND UPGRADED MOD STATUS UNITS.