Service difficulty report · Display · Bombdr BD7001A11

Difficulty date
May 28, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A11
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A220
Part
Display
Part number
7014300901
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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) MULTIPLE DISPLAY UNIT (DU) FAILURES WERE EXPERIENCED IN FLIGHT ON DU #1, DU #2, DU #4, AND DU #6. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE ORIGIN AIRPORT WAS 32 CELSIUS WITH 75-80 PERCENT HUMIDITY. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AT APPROXIMATELY 0745 ZULU, #4 DU BLANKED OUT. THE DISPLAY UNIT WAS PLACED ON MEL PRIOR TO ENGINE START. JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 0803 ZULU, #6 DU (COPILOT PFD) FLICKERED ERRATICALLY AND THEN FAILED. THE REVERSION CONTROL PANEL WAS USED TO PLACE PFD 2 ON DU #5. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER DU #1 (PILOTS PFD) FLICKERED ERRATICALLY AND FAILED AND THE CREW REVERTED TO ALTN TO REGAIN PFD 1 ON DU #2. AT THIS POINT, ATC WAS ADVISED OF THE ISSUE AND THE CREW BEGAN THE RETURN TO THE ORIGIN AIRPORT. WHILE RETURNING TO THE FIELD, THE CREW CHECKED THE AC/DC ELECTRICAL PAGES, EMS CDU BREAKERS, AND DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS ON OPERABLE DISPLAYS AND FOUND NO ISSUES. THE CREW REVERTED BACK TO NORMAL A FEW TIMES DURING THE FLIGHT ON EACH DISPLAY AS MAP DATA WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE COPILOTS SIDE AND TO VERIFY THE DISPLAYS WERE STILL FAILED. AFTER LANDING, DU #2 FLICKERED ERRATICALLY AND FAILED IN CHOCKS. ONCE THE PASSENGER DEPARTED THE CREW PLACED ALL REVERSIONS BACK TO NORMAL AND DU#1 RETURNED WHILE DU #2, #4, AND #6 REMAINED FAILED. DU#1: PN 7014300-901 SN 0506E691 DU#2: PN 7014300-901 SN 0506E686 DU#4 : PN 7014300-901 SN 0506E682 DU#6 : PN 7014300-901 SN 0506E692 (TC# 20190529005)