Service difficulty report · Logic Card · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
December 22, 2017
Submitted
April 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546XJ
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20280
Aircraft time
9,279 hours, 4,068 cycles
Part
Logic Card
Part number
345CE03Y08
Part serial
889F
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Part time
2,114 hours, 915 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, H, J
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, THE CREW REPORTED THAT BOTH BATTERIES AND BOTH GENERATORS CYCLED ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES. THE APU WAS STARTED AND THE ISSUE CLEARED. WHEN THE APU WAS TURNED OFF, THE CREW RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL FAULT, BUSS FAULT, LEFT, RIGHT GENERATOR AND BATTERIES CYCLES ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THE APU WAS RESTARTED AND THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT. THE LT AND RT DC POWER CENTER PRIMARY LOGIC CARDS WERE SWAPPED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE LOGIC CARD WAS FAULTY. THE RT DC POWER CENTER PRIMARY LOGIC CARD (PC3) WAS REPLACED AND OPS CHECKED WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.