Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
September 26, 2011
Submitted
October 6, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N32WK
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
1046
Aircraft time
874 hours, 514 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
9753731334
Part serial
186
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED AN INTERMITTENT "FUEL IMBALANCE" CAS MESSAGE. TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATED THAT THE FCMU WAS DEFECTIVE P/N 975.37.31.334. INSTALLED A REPAIRED UNIT PER THE PC12/47E AMM, FUNCTIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. NOTE: THIS HAS BEEN THE 3RD FCMU REPLACED IN THIS AIRCRAFT IN 12 MONTHS, ALL 3 HAVE HAD SIMILAR DISCREPANCIES.