Service difficulty report · Efb

Difficulty date
October 6, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Efb
Part number
245604128000
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PART RECEIVED FROM THE CUSTOMER WITH THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT: UNIT SMOKING AND EMITTING BURNING ODOR. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS ASSIGNABLE TO AN INTERNAL COMPONENT FAILURE Q14 LOCATED ON THE CPU ASSEMBLY. ENGINEERING HAS BEGUN A FAILURE ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE. SIMILAR COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE MFG TO ANALYZE THE PARTS TO SEE IF THEY ARE BUILT IAW SPECIFICATION AND DO NOT PRESENT ANY FORM OF LATENT DEFECT.