Service difficulty report · Relay · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
February 19, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft time
3,131 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Relay
Condition
Defective
Part time
3,294 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ACFT POWER UP PROCEDURE WITH STAND BY BUS ON. IMMEDIATELY AFTER SELECTION OF BATTERY 1 LOWER MFD SCREEN EXTINGUISHED, NO CURSOR CONTROL. ONLY SERVICEABLE ITEMS: COMM 2 AND NAV 2 IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCREEN, EXTINGUISHING A SOUND OF A JUNCTION BOX INTERRUPT. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING WAS ABLE TO ISOLATE THAT AV1 CONTACTOR WAS NOT LATCHING.