Service difficulty report · Display · Cndair CL604

Difficulty date
November 23, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL604
Engine
Ge CF343B
Part
Display
Part number
8221577202
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mfd 1
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY(PFD 1) WENT BLANK. THEN IAW AFM (SECTION 05-15-1) THE CREW SELECTED THE REVERSION MODE TO HAVE THE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD 1) IN COMPRESSED MODE, AT THAT TIME THE MFD 1 ALSO WENT BLANK. THE CREW RESELECTED REVERSION TO NORMAL, BOTH DISPLAY RETUNED TO NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, THE PFD 1 BLANK AGAIN AND OPERATED ON AND OFF EVERY 2- 3 MINUTES UNTIL LANDING. CONDITION WAS NO LONGER PRESENT AFTER FLIGHT AND REVERSION SYS WORKED NORMALLY. WIRING VERIFICATION DONE NO ANOMALY NOTED. AFD (PFD 1 POSITION) REPLACED IAW AMM 31-61-00. THE MFD 1 (P/N: 822-1917-202 S/N: 2NKRG) WAS ALSO REPLACED BUT A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE . ACFT RETUNED TO SERVICE NO OTHER REPORT IN FOLLOWING FLIGHTS. MFG RELEASED ADVISORY WIRE AW600-31-2316 (19 NOV 2008) TO THEIR OPERATOR ADVISING ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE CONDITION, WHERE OTHER CL605 REPORTED SINGLE AFD FAILURE. CONDITION PRESENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION AT MFG.