Service difficulty report · Connector · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
April 15, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Part
Connector
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Power Supply
Part time
724 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, 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) PILOT REPORTED FAILED MFD & PFD ON DESCENT (BLACK FLT SCREENS). UPON LANDING SCREENS RELIT WITH INVALID DATA DISPLAYED. AFTER REACHING FBO, ACFT REBOOTED WITH NORMAL DISPLAYS ON THE PFD & MFD. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING WERE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH MAU & MX COMPUTER. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED CONNECTOR ATTACHED TO POWER SUPPLY MODULE CHANNEL "A", IN MAIN COMPUTER HAD A SOCKET PIN NR 1 HAD SLIPPED BACK INTO CONNECTOR & WAS NOT MAKING CONTACT WITH PWR SUPPLY MODULE. SOCKET PUSHED INTO POSITION IN CONNECTOR & SECURITY ESTABLISHED TO BE SECURE. WHILE DOING MX, SCREENS FAILED AS IN FLT & AFTER SECURING SOCKET INTO CONNECTOR FOR PWR SUPPLY OF PWR MODULE, COULD NOT DUPLICATE SNAG. TEST FLT CONDUCTED WITH ALL SYS FUNCTIONING NORMAL. IT IS THOUGHT SOCKET IN PWR SUPPLY MODULE NOT BEEN SECURED FROM MFG.