Service difficulty report · Display · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
June 15, 2007
Submitted
September 5, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
1,300 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Display
Part number
6227876011
Part serial
3014
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 TAKEOFF ROTATION THE MFD SLID OUT OF ITS RACK. THE DISPLAY WAS LIMITED IN MOVEMENT AFT BY THE F/O. THE UNIT WAS PUSHED BACK INTO PLACE AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE MFD HAD RECENTLY BEEN REPLACED. UPON INVESTIGATION THE LOCKING CLIPS THAT RETAIN THE MFD WERE FOUND IN THE LATCHED POSITION, HOWEVER, THEY HAD FAILED TO ENGAGE THE RACK. THE MFD IS FLUSH ROUTED. THAT IS TO SAY ONCE INSTALLED THERE IS LITTLE TO NO EDGE UPON WHICH TO PULL THE UNIT IN ORDER TO CHECK ITS SECURITY. NORMAL OPERATION OF THE LOCKING FEATURE IS FOR THE LOCKING TAB TO ROTATE DUE TO THREAD FRICTION IN A CLOCKWISE MOTION AS THE LOCKING SCREW IS TURNED. WHEN THIS LOCK FAILS, IT IS NORMALLY DUE TO MISALIGNMEN