Service difficulty report · Fcu · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
November 16, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
952 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Fcu
Part number
9787320015
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOT REPORTED AN AMBER FLAPS LIGHT ON THE CAWS PANEL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT POWER WAS TURNED ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS -20C. ONCE TEH AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN WARMED UP IT WAS POSSIBLE TO CARRY OUT A FLAP RESET ON THE FLAP SYSTEM, AND THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AFTER THE RESET.THE FLAP CONTROL AND WARNING UNIT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED IN A FREEZER FOR TWO HOURS, AFTER REMOVING THE UNIT FROM THE FREEZER AND RE-INSTALLING IT IN THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DUPLICATE THE SAME FAILURE AND RESET SENARIO. THE FCWU HAS BEEN REPLACED.