Service difficulty report · Display · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
October 2, 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
Inoperative
Part time
3,897 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, THE ACFT AIRCREW REPORTED THE COPILOT`S SIDE PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY SCREEN FAILED AND THE SCREEN WENT COMPLETELY BLANK. THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED BACK TO BASE. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED THE SNAG AND THE COPILOT FLIGHT DISPLAY WAS R & R WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. ACFT SYSTEMS WERE TESTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON A SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT SHORTLY AFTER, THE PILOTS AGAIN REPORTED THE COPILOT PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY MOMENTARILY WENT BLANK. PILOTS RESET THE SYSTEM AND DISPLAY CAME BACK ON. THE ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE CARRIED OUT TROUBLESHOOTING AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS AND SWAPPED THE FLIGHT DISPLAYS FOR FAULT ISOLATION. ALL CHECKS CARRIED OUT SERVICEABLE. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO ISSUES REPORTED SINCE.