SDR 2023F00103

Service difficulty report · Pdu · Honda HA420

Difficulty date
March 20, 2023
Submitted
April 5, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N820JL
Make and model
Honda HA420
Aircraft serial
42000140
Aircraft time
694 hours, 583 cycles
Part
Pdu
Part number
HJ112460103003
Part serial
1631300001
Condition
Unknown
Location
Zone 100
Part time
694 hours, 583 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE #1 POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT (PDU) FAILURE CAUSED A NUMBER OF CREW ALERT SYSTEM (CAS) MESSAGE. THIS FAILURE TRIGGERED A SERIES OF CASCADING ELECTRICAL SIGNAL FAILURES TO NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, CULMINATING IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS PRESSURIZATION SIGNALS BEING LOST. A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE RESULTED AND A MANUAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS EXECUTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT KBOI.

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