Service difficulty report · Control Unit

Difficulty date
July 21, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Misoverhauled
Location
Spoilers
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

SPOILER ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT REMOVED FROM ACFT FOR UN-COMMANDED DEPLOYMENT OF FLIGHT SPOILER IN FLIGHT. INITIAL TEST PERFORMED UPON RECEIVING THE SECU CONSISTED OF CAPTURING THE FAILURES LOGGED FORM THE NVM AND SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY TEST USING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FIXTURE. REPRODUCED FAILURE, CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE POWER SUPPLY MODULE. A VISUAL INSPECTION HAS REVEALED THAT SOME FITTED COMPONENTS INSTALLED DURING PREVIOUS MX ACTIVITIES ARE NOT APPROVED OR SPECIFIED BY THE ORIGINAL MFG IN THEIR CMM FOR THIS EQUIPMENT.