Service difficulty report · Distribution Box · Emb EMB550

Difficulty date
September 12, 2025
Submitted
September 12, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N622LM
Make and model
Emb EMB550
Aircraft serial
55020224
Aircraft time
143 hours, 73 cycles
Part
Distribution Box
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE EN ROUTE TO KADS FROM KHPN AT 45,000 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS INTO OUR FLIGHT, THE BATT 2 DISCHARGING CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE EMER BUS 2 WAS POWERED BY BATT 2 ONLY, THE AUTOMATIC BUS POWER TRANSFER FAILED CAUSING A CASCADE OF SYSTEMS TO FAIL. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING MADE AT KCVG. EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE WAS EITHER THE EMERGENCY POWER DISTRIBUTION CABINET 2 (EMPC2) OR THE RIGHT POWER DISTRIBUTION CABINET (RPDC), BOTH WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPERATIONAL TESTS OF THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOUND NO ADDITIONAL ISSUES.

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