Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Cndair CL604

Difficulty date
February 23, 2004
Submitted
June 4, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL604
Aircraft time
2,295 hours
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Control Unit
Part number
8220179013
Part serial
261
Condition
Failed
Location
Display
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) BLEED AIR OVERHEAT CONDITION (LT HAND) DOWNSTREAM OF ENG BLEED AIR SHUT OFF VALVE. WARNING WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT REMAINED ON. FOLLOWING AFM PROCEDURES, LT ENG WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT WHEN WARNING PERSISTED AFTER AFFECTED BLEED VALVE WAS CLOSED. AC WAS DIVERTED DEFECT WAS TROUBLESHOT. AFTER SWAPPING BLEED LEAK CONTROL UNITS, DEFECT APPEARED TO BE RECTIFIED. DEFECT REOCCURRED WHILE AC POWER RED UP IN HANGAR. REVEALED THAT SOURCE OF FALSE INDICATION ORIGINATED IN NR 1 DISPLAY CONTROL UNIT (DCU). INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL PREVIOUS EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. DCU IS DESCRIBED AS A COMPLEX COMPUTER THAT MONITORS VARIOUS SYS AND DISPLAYS FAILURES, FAULTS TO FLIGHT CREW. DCU WAS REPLACE.