Service difficulty report · Display · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 3, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
2,514 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Display
Condition
Failed
Location
Eis
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ENGINE INDICATION SCREEN FAILED TQ, NG, & ITT. THE ALTERNATE SCREEN WAS SELECTED AND PERFORMED PROPERLY. THE EIS COMPUTER WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AND FUNCTION TREATED SERVICEABLE. IT WAS NOTED A NORMAL ENGINE START COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED AS THERE WAS NO ENGINE NG INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE START COMPUTER TO SIGNAL IGNITION AND BOOST PUMPS.