Service difficulty report · Display · Cndair CL604

Difficulty date
December 16, 2008
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL604
Engine
Ge CF343B
Part
Display
Part number
8221917202
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE FL 380, 3.5 HOURS IN FLIGHT, THE MFD NR 2 LOWER WINDOW STARTED TO CYCLE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT FORMATS (PPOS, PLAN, TCAS ECT) AT FEW SECONDS INTERVAL WITH UNDEFINED SYMBOLS/TEXT LINE (HIEROGLYPH). AT THAT TIME THE PFDS 1 AND 2, MFD 1 SHOWED NORMAL INFORMATION. THEN, THE COMS AND NAVS ACTUAL AND PRE SELECTED FREQUENCIES, WOULD HAVE DIGITS CHANGING ON THEIR OWN, SOMETIMES THE FREQUENCIES WOULD BE GREEN OR AMBER ON BOTH CDUS TUNING PAGE AND MFDS RADIO MENUS. THE NAVS TUNING MODE WOULD BE CHANGING BY THEMSELVES BETWEEN AUTO/MAN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE COMMUNICATION WITH BOTH VHF COMS WAS NO LONGER POSSIBLE WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. ONBOARD SATELLITE AIRPHONE WAS USE. THE FLIGHT WAS REDIRECTED TO A CLOSER AIRPORT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. FOLLOWING A RESET OF THE AIRCRAFT POWER THE ALL ABOVE CONDITIONS WERE NO LONGER PRESENT. THE MFD NR 2 WAS REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AS IT WAS THE FIRST SYSTEM THAT STARTED TO SHOW A FAILURE.