Service difficulty report · Cdu · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
April 7, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
64,471 hours
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Cdu
Part number
201741211
Condition
Defective
Location
Left
Part time
25,862 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH INTO DESTINATION THE AIRPORT, DURING IMC CONDITIONS, THE CREW HAD A POSITION UNCERTAIN STATUS MESSAGE ON BOTH FMS UNITS, THEY CONDUCTED A MISSED APPROACH AND RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. ON ARRIVAL, MTC FAULTED THE `POSITION UNCERTAIN MESSAGE` TO THE #1 FMS. THE #1 CDU WAS REPLACED, FMS UPDATE CARRIED OUT AND TESTED WITH NO FURTHER FAULT NOTED. CDU PN:2017-41-211 SN:662 TSR:2816 CSR:2900 (TC# 20190408018)