Service difficulty report · Electrical Sys · Bombdr BD7001A11

Difficulty date
July 12, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A11
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A220
Part
Electrical Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Dc Power
Part time
25 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH, UPON SELECTION OF FLAP/SLAT LEVER DOWN, CREW HAD A DC ESS BUSS FAIL, AND THEY LOST ALOT OF AVIONICS SYSTEMS. THE DC POWER CENTER, DCPC, DOESN`T RECONFIGURE ITSELF TO PROVIDE POWER ON THE ESS BUSS. THE NAVIGATION AIDS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE APPROACH AND THE PILOTS HAD TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. ON SECOND APPROACH, THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITH ATC HELPING BY GIVING VECTOR AND RADAR FINAL APPROACH. THE ISSUE WAS STILL PRESENT ON THE GROUND AFTER A FULL ACFT POWER RESET. FIRST OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THAT THE DCPC HAS REPORTED A DCPC CONTACTOR K2, ESS BUS CONTACTOR, FAIL. ALSO, THE DC SYNOPTIC DISPLAY WAS SHOWING CONTACTOR K2 IN TRANSFER POSITION WITH ONLY BATTERY MASTER SWITCH, BMS, SELECTED TO THE ON POSITION WHICH IS NOT IAW NORMAL ACFT CONFIGURATION. THE DCPC HAS BEEN REMOVED AND WILL BE SENT FOR INVESTIGATION.