Service difficulty report · Display · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 5, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
2,788 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Display
Part number
9728132012
Condition
Failed
Location
Caws
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE THE CREW NOTICED SOME OF THE CAWS LIGHTS OUT. THE TEST BUTTON WAS USED TO DETERMINE IF THE BULBS WERE AT FAULT. ONCE PRESSED THE CAWS PANEL AND MASTER CAUTION/WARNING ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED A SERIES OF FLICKERING LIGHTS AND A ODOR OF BURNED WIRES, THE PANEL THEN GOING BLACK. THE BREAKERS WERE PULLED, THE ODOR DISAPPEARED AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLIGHT TO ITS MAIN MAINTENANCE BASE. NO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE CAWS DISPLAY AND CAWS COMPUTER WERE BOTH REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS.