SDR 2020F00088

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Gulstm GVI

Difficulty date
February 26, 2020
Submitted
March 3, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N311CG
Make and model
Gulstm GVI
Aircraft serial
6064
Aircraft time
3,546 hours, 779 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
1702787B
Part serial
3235
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Radio Rack
Part time
44 hours, 9 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROX FOUR HOURS AND THIRTY MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT FL430, WE FELT A SUDDEN JOLT IN THE FLIGHT CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY NUMEROUS AMBER AND BLUE CAS MESSAGES AND AUDIBLE ALERTS SOUNDING. THE AUTOPILOT AND AUTO THROTTLES IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGED AND MOST OF THE INSTRUMENTS AND PANELS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT BEGAN TO CYCLE ON AND OFF. FLIGHT DISPLAY UNITS 3 AND 4 WOULD IMMEDIATELY BLACK AND CYCLE BACK ON.