SDR AMCR201103

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
102711
Part serial
0020180
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Audio/Video
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

VIDEO FAILED IN CABIN ENTERTAINMENT SYS. UPON REMOVING THE AUDIO/VIDEO MODULE, THE MODULE HAD A DISTINCT BURNED ODOR TO IT. A REPLACEMENT MODULE WAS INSTALLED AND WAS INOPERATIVE. REPLACEMENT UNIT DISPLAYED CODE "NO" WHICH MEANS "NEVER ONLINE". A SECOND UNIT WAS PROCURED, REPAIRED REPAIR STATION, WHICH PERFORMED THE EXACT SAME WAY. DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ACFT MFG AND TECH REPS SUSPECT THERE IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE WITH MODULE. TEARDOWN REPORT OF BOTH REPLACEMENT MODULES SHOWS THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE UNITS AS RECEIVED AND DURING THEIR TESTING, AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AS IS. ACFT MFG IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE REPAIRS.