SDR AMCR201102

Service difficulty report · Module · Gulstm GV

Difficulty date
April 4, 2011
Submitted
April 4, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
AMCR163C
Alticor Inc
Aircraft
N525AC
Make and model
Gulstm GV
Aircraft serial
691
Aircraft time
4,708 hours, 1,699 cycles
Part
Module
Part number
194413
Part serial
0135048
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cabin Management
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ORIGINALLY, THE ACFT HAD A CABIN MANAGEMENT MODULE DEGRADATION IN WHICH THE GALLEY POWER WAS INTERMITTENT. THIS MODULE ALSO CONTROLS THE LAVATORY LIGHTING. THE REPLACEMENT COMPONENT, REPAIRED BY REPAIR FACILITY, IMMEDIATELY POPPED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, WHICH RENDERED THE GALLEY AND LAVATORY COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. THE TEARDOWN REPORT ON THE REPLACEMENT UNIT LISTED THE INCOMING SQUAWK AS "INTERMITTENT GALLEY POWER", WHICH WAS REPAIRED, TESTED, AND RELEASED FOR SERVICE. ACFT MFG KNOWS ABOUT THE QUALITY ISSUES FROM THIS REPAIR STATION. WE HAVE 2 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON OTHER COMPONENTS FROM THIS FACILITY.