Service difficulty report · Ahrs · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
February 28, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft time
145 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Ahrs
Part number
KSG7200
Condition
Failed
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) GROUND TROUBLESHOOTING AND TEST FLIGHTS CARRIED OUT TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF RE-CURRENT, INTERMITTENT HEADING MISCOMPARES BETWEEN CHANNELS A & B AND SPLITS FROM THE STANDBY AHRS HEADING INDICATION DURING NORTHERN OPERATIONS. TEST FLIGHTS C/O WITH COMPONANT MFR DATA RECORDER CONNECTED TO ACFT ASCB BUS F/O ALLOW LATER ANALYSIS BY MFR. AFTER TEST FLIGHT DURING WHICH FAULT OCCURED, C/O COMPASS CALIBRATION. MFG PRODUCT SUPPORT ENGINEER DOWNLOADED COMPASS CORRECTION DATA. DATA INDICATED EXCESSIVE CORRECTION VALUES FOR CHANNEL A. RECOMMENDED REPLACING UNIT. UNIT REPLACED IAW AMM. ANOTHER COMPASS CALIBRATION C/O. ACT TEST FLOWN AGAIN AFTERWARDS WITH NO UNANTICIPATED COMPASS ERRORS. SMALL HEADING INDICATION ERROR OF VARYING AMOUNT PRESENT IN NORTHERN AREAS DEPENDENT ON ACFT HEADING AND ATTITUDE. NO HEADING MISCOMPARE WARNINGS OCCURRED.