Service difficulty report · Dau · Dhav DHC6*

Difficulty date
March 25, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6*
Part
Dau
Part number
853021
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
NR
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) MEGGITT SENSING SYSTEMS HAS ISSUED A RECALL LETTER AGAINST P/N 85-302-1, DATA ACQUISITION UNIT. THE SPECIFIC FAILURE MODE WOULD BE THE LOSS OF DATA FROM ONE OR BOTH CHANNELS OF THE DAU, HOWEVER, THE LIKELIHOOD OF BOTH CHANNELS BEING AFFECTED AT THE SAME TIME IS CONSIDERED VERY LOW. DUE TO SYSTEM REDUNDANCIES, MOST FUNCTIONALITY IS EXPECTED TO BE MAINTAINED IN THE EVENT OF A SINGLE CHANNEL FAILURE. A FUNCTION LOSS OVERVIEW IS PROVIDED IN THE ATTACHMENT. THIS RECALL AFFECTS ONE UNIT IN SERVICE ON A/C S/N 846 ONLY. VIKING WILL HAVE THIS UNIT EXCHANGED AND RETURNED FOR REPAIR.