Service difficulty report · Symbol Generator · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
January 9, 2002
Submitted
February 28, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Symbol Generator
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Internal
Component
Symbol Generato · Bendix · 0660402111
Stage of operation
IN
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) WHEN A/C POWERED UP, LOWER PILOT'S EFIS DISPLAY REMAINED BLANK. LOWER CO-PILOTS EFIS DISPLAY SWITCHED FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING. DISPLAY ALSO REMAINED BLANK. WHEN DISPLAY RETURNED TO IT'S ORIG POSSITION, IT REMAINEDBLANK AS WELL. IT DETERMINED THROUGH FURTHER TROUBLE SHOOTING THAT PILOT'S SG-465 SYMBOL GEN P/N 066-04021-11-11, S/N 4481, DEFECTIVE. IT CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO LOWER PILOT'S EFIS DISPLAY, P/N 066-03125-2500, S/N 3486. WHEN CO-PILOT'S EFIS DISPLAY INST IN POSSITION, IT TOO DAMAGED BY DEFECTIVE SYMBOL GEN. WHEN EFIS DISPLAY RETURNED TO IT'S ORIG POSSITION, IT IN TURN DAMAGED CO-PILOTS SYMBOL GEN,S/N 3354. PI LOT'S SYMBOL GEN&LOWER EFIS DISPLAY, AND