Service difficulty report · Display · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
August 6, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
4,213 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Display
Part number
8221084358
Condition
Failed
Location
Primary
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ACFT WAS RETURNING FROM A MEDIVAC MISSION AND WHILE CONDUCTING AN ILS APPROACH THE AIRCREW EXPERIENCED AN AVIONICS FAILURE. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED FAULT INDICATIONS ON THE LT AND RT PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAYS AND BOTH PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAYS HS, LOWER SECTION, WENT BLANK. THE FLIGHT CREW INITIATED A GO AROUND AND DURING CLIMBOUT BOTH DISPLAYS RETURNED TO NORMAL. A SECOND APPROACH WAS INITIATED AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAYS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, EXCESS MOISTURE WAS NOTED IN THE FORWARD LT AND RT AVIONICS BAYS. THE EXCESS MOISTURE WAS REMOVED AND SYS CHECK OF THE PDF`S CARRIED OUT IAW THE MM AND THE SYSTEM MANUAL, 523-0790063, FOR AVIONICS SYSTEMS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE FOLLOWING A SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT. FLIGHT CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ACFT WAS FLYING AT FLIGHT LEVEL 310. A RAPID CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES PROBABLY RESULTED IN HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT.