Service difficulty report · Display · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
September 5, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
7,968 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Display
Part number
066031252500
Condition
Broken
Location
Efis
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CAPTAIN'S LOWER ELECTRONIC FLIGHT INSTRUMENT DISPLAY UNIT, (CATHODE RAY TUBE), WOULD FADE TO UNREADABLE LEVEL, DURING LONG OPERATIONS. LOWER DISPLAY UNIT GIVE HSI AND COMPASS/GPS NAVIGATION INFORMATION WHICH WOULD BE LOST AFTER A FADE OUT. UNIT WOULD FUNCTION AGAIN AFTER A POWER SHUT DOWN AND UNIT WAS ALLOWED TO COOL. EFIS DISPLAY UNIT REPLACED AND SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.