SDR 2021F00046

Service difficulty report · Fault Message · Cirrus SF50

Difficulty date
March 7, 2021
Submitted
March 7, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N21VJ
Make and model
Cirrus SF50
Aircraft serial
240
Aircraft time
79 hours, 68 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ335A
Engine time
79 hours, 68 cycles
Part
Fault Message
Condition
False Activation
Location
Fadec
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 FLIGHT WITH ENGINE IPS HEAT ON FOR APPROX. 30 MIN. IN IMC FLIGHT CONDITIONS THE CAS WARNING RED "FADEC NO DISPATCH" AND AMBER FADEC DEGRADE ILLUMINATED AND COULD NOT BE RESET AS INSTRUCTED IN THE PILOTS CHECK LIST. PILOT HAD FULL CONTROL AT ALL TIMES OF THE ENGINE FADEC AND OPERATIONS WAS NORMAL. CHECKLIST INSTRUCTED PILOT TO "LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE" AND PILOT INSTRUCTED ATC THAT HE WANTED TO DIVIATE TO ANOTHER AIRPORT AND DURING THE APPROACH AROUND 5000' THE FADEC RESET AND ALL LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES WITH THE FADEC CAS FAULTS. DOWNLOAD ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT WHAT THE P2 ENGINE PRESSURE AND WHAT THE AVIONICS PITOT PRESSURE, I AM ASSUMING FROM THE ADC THAT REPORTS THIS DATA TO THE FADEC HAD GONE OUT OF LIMITS FROM EACH OTHER. AT 5000' THE SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL LIMITS AND THE FADEC LIGHT WENT OUT. WILLIAMS IS INVESTIGATING THIS EVEN AND TO WHY THE AVIONICS IS REPORTING PRESSURE DATA TO THE ENGINE. I SUSPECT IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE OF THE SAFE RETURN GARMING FEATURE. IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN POSSIBLY A DIFFERENT CAS MESSAGE TO INDICATE A MISCOMPARE TO THE SAFE RETURN SYSTEM AND NOT TO THE FADEC ENGINE SYSTEM. THIS MIGHT CHANGE THE ACTION REQUIRED BY THE PILOT.

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