Service difficulty report · Display · Dhav DHC6*

Difficulty date
January 31, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6*
Part
Display
Part number
066012020101
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) FOUND A POWER-UP ISSUE WITH THE START UP OF THE KDU-1080 DISPLAY UNITS. THE DISPLAY UNITS (DU`S) THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO BOOT-UP PROPERLY. AN AFFECTED DU WILL DISPLAY A BACK-LIT BLANK SCREEN WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE SECONDS OF AN UNSUCCESSFUL BOOT-UP. THE UNSUCCESSFUL BOOT-UP CHARACTERISTIC HAS BEEN OBSERVED ONLY ON DU START UP. THE PROBLEM CAN BE CLEARED BY TURNING OFF THE AFFECTED DU AND THEN BACK ON USING THE REVERSIONARY PANEL CONTROLS, OR OPENING AND CLOSING THE AFFECTED DISPLAY UNIT`S CIRCUIT BREAKER.