Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
April 4, 2017
Submitted
April 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1351
Aircraft time
4,489 hours, 4,104 cycles
Part
Power Supply
Condition
Failed
Location
Mau
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
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 AT FL260, CHECK DU3 & 4 CAS ILLUMINATED. BEGAN TO LOOSE PRESSURIZATION, STARTED EMERGENCY DECENT, DURING DECENT RAN CHECKLIST FOR DU FAIL. NO RESET. MAU CHANNEL B CAS ILLUMINATED. RAN CHECKLIST, NO RESET, MAU CHANNEL B CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED, AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE MAU CHANNEL B POWER SUPPLY WAS FOUND TO BE AT FAULT. IT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMM 12-B-31-42-00-00A-902A-A, MAU OPERATIONAL TEST COMPLETED IAW 12-B-31-41-00-00A-903A-A NO DEFECTS NOTED.