Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
November 2, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Power Supply
Part number
70244401901
Condition
Failed
Location
Mau
Part time
2,715 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS IN CLIMB, GOING THRU 8000 FT CAS ALARM WENT OFF. THE PILOTS PFD AND THE UPPER MFD WERE BLACK WITH RED X`S IN THEM. PILOT NOTED THAT THE 20 AMP BREAKER FOR MAU CHANNEL 1 HAD POPPED. THE PILOT RESET THE BREAKER AND EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE PILOT LANDED THE ACFT UNEVENTFUL. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AFTER REBOOTING. ACFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO BASE WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. IN CONSULTATION WITH MFG, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NR 1 POWER SUPPLY WAS PROBABLY AT FAULT. MAU POWER SUPPLY MODULE NR 1 WAS REPLACED BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT. NO REOCCURENCE SINCE.