Service difficulty report · Warning System · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
August 28, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
4,577 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Warning System
Part number
9787320016
Part serial
109862
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) 1 HR INTO CRUISE AT FL 220 PILOT EXPERIENCED INSTANTANEOUS AURAL AND VISUAL WARNINGS OF MULTIPLE SYSTEMS FAILURE. CAUTION ADVISORY PANEL DISPLAYED PUSHER INOP, FLAPS INOP, AUTO PILOT FAIL; FLAP POSITION INDICATOR JUMPED FROM 0 DEG TO 40 DEG.ALSO INDICATING RED OVERSPEED, EADI FAILED TO RAW DATA ONLY ,GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT TO THREE RED/ UNSAFE,GEAR AND FLAP WARNING TONES AUDIBLE. AFTER APPX. 20 MIN. ALL SYSTEMS SUDDENLY REVERTED TO NORMAL EXCEPT FOR THE FLAPS WHICH REQUIRED A FLAP RESET BY MAINTENANCE FLAPS THEN FUNCTION NORMALLY.PILOT COMPLETED FLIGHT AT ZERO FLAP.MAINTENACE TROUBLESHOOTING IDENTIFIED ONE FAULT CODE ON A/C COMPUTER INDICATING A POSSIBLE FLAP CONTROL WARNING UNIT ERROR.THE FCWU WAS R