Service difficulty report · Display · Beech B200

Difficulty date
August 1, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
888 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Display
Part number
8221084358
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Primary
Part time
1,022 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT`S PFD FAILED TO INITIALIZE ON START-UP. TROUBLESHOOTING FAILED TO INITIALIZE SCREEN. SCREEN EXCHANGED WITH O/H UNIT. NEW SCREEN INSTALLED AND SYS FOUND SERVICEABLE. NO SIGNS OF ANY CONTAMINATION ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE OLD SCREEN. UPON RECEIPT OF THE EXCHANGE SCREEN, ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO CONTAMINATION ON SOME OF THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS. AS THE SCREEN HAD NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ACFT SINCE NEW AND NO SIGNS OF CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND ON THE EXTERIOR OR BEHIND THE DASH, THE MFG WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THIS MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE BUILD PROCESS OF THE ACFT. ACFT MFG HAS TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTAMINATED PART AND FURTHER INSPECTION TO REMAINDER SCREENS SHOWS NO SIGN OF CONTAMINATION.

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