Service difficulty report · Display · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
June 29, 2015
Submitted
July 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N555BK
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500916
Aircraft time
4,763 hours, 5,183 cycles
Part
Display
Part number
7014300901
Part serial
00015927
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
4,763 hours, 5,183 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

WHILE EN ROUTE, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, APPROX 20 MILES FROM DESTINATION. THE CREW SHUTDOWN AVIONICS & DECLARED AN EMER. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY & WAS MET BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT VERIFIED NO FIRE OR SMOKE EXISTS. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE COPILOT'S OR RT PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY, PFD WAS CAUSE OF SMOKE. REMOVED FAULTY PFD & INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED UNIT OF LIKE PN WHICH OPERATIONS CHECKED SATISFACTORILY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND NO OTHER ISSUES RELATING TO SMOKE INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE & THE FAULTY UNIT WAS SENT FOR REPAIR. DISPLAY UNITS ARE ON CONDITION ITEMS & MAY NEED AN OVERHAUL LIMITATION TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE INTERNAL COMPONENT FAILURES, WHICH RESULT IN SMOKE IN COCKPIT.

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