Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Aerosp ATR72202

Difficulty date
April 25, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72202
Aircraft time
30,145 hours
Engine
Pwa PW124B
Part
Control Unit
Part number
1050032
Condition
Failed
Location
Buss Power
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH, THE ACFT LOST COMPLETE POWER "ELECTRICAL" TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR ABOUT "5 SEC". DURING THAT TIME MANY RELAYS WERE CONSTANTLY CYCLING "ON & OFF". BOTH CPT EFIS SCREEN AND ADC WERE LOST. SOME OF THE WARNINGS WERE "TOO LOW GEAR". ELECTRICAL POWER RESTORED ITSELF AFTER CYCLING STOPPED. THE CREW ELECTED TO FLY A PATTERN LANDING, AT WHICH POINT IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES.

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