SDR 5APR577Y5

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
March 5, 2009
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
5APR577Y
Atlas Aircraft Center Inc
Aircraft
N913AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
1013
Aircraft time
274 hours, 351 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Engine time
274 hours, 351 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Control Unit
Part number
065001885102
Part serial
KSG7200B1143
Condition
False Indication
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB AND CRUISE BOTH PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAYS (PFD) INDICATED A 12-20 DEGREE LT TURN WHILE THE ACFT WAS IN A WINGS LEVEL CONDITION, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY THE VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE ATTITUDE INDICATION ON THE ELECTRONIC STANDBY INSTRUMENT SYSTEM (ESIS). THIS IS BEYOND THE 10 DEGREE ATTITUDE ROLL ATTITUDE OFFSET DESCRIBED IN AD 09-04-14 AND POH TEMPORARY REVISION 9. THIS DISCREPANCY OCCURRED AFTER MFG "BUILD 5" HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON THIS ACFT. BOTH CHANNELS OF THE ADAHRS UNIT TEST NORMALLY IAW AMM 12-B-34-25-00-00S-903S-S WITH NO DOWNLOADABLE FAULTS.