Service difficulty report · Display · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
March 14, 2013
Submitted
March 18, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5DM
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
355
Aircraft time
2,427 hours, 3,482 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
2,427 hours, 3,482 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Display
Part number
9728132012
Part serial
6313
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 200
Part time
836 hours, 1,381 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED: SIX MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, CAWS PANEL FAILED, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE CAWS PANEL. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED SAFELY. CAWS DISPLAY PANEL WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY, IT WAS CONFIRMED BY A ELECTRICAL AND SMOKE ODOR FROM THE UNIT. CAWS PANEL AND CONTROL UNIT WERE REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS IAW AMM 12-A-31-50-02-00A-920A-A, 12-A-31-50-01-00A-920A-A. THE CENTRAL ADVISORY SYS TESTED GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND IAW AMM 12-A-31-50-00-00A-903A-A.