Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
December 8, 2000
Submitted
January 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Part
Control Unit
Part number
9787320015
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
59 hours
Component
Flap System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) "FLAPS" CAPTION ON CAWS DISPLAY ILLUMINATES UPON AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER UP.THIS FAULT OCCURRED A FEW TIMES ON DIFFERENT DAYS. EACH TIME A NORMAL RESET WAS SUCCESSFUL.ON THE LAST OCCURRENCE BEFORE THE FLAP CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED, THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR WAS INDICATING 30 DEGREES WITH THE FLAPS IN THE FULL UP POSITION. FCWU REPLACED AS PER PILATUS MM 27-50-05. FUNCTIONAL TESTS NORMAL.