Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 11, 2006
Submitted
November 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600324
Aircraft time
7,395 hours, 6,741 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Annunciator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, BOTH PFD'S DISPLAYED ATT/HDG FAILURE ANNUNCIATORS. THESE ANNUNCIATORS WERE FOLLOWED BY TOTAL LOSS OF BOTH PFD'S AND MFD. FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. (MCC NOTE: PILOT REPORTS FAILURES LASTED SEVERAL SECONDS AND WAS OK ON THE GROUND. CREW REPORTS THAT AC FAIL ANNUNCIATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED; COULD NOT DETERMINE IF COCKPIT WENT TOTALLY BLACK OR NOT (STILL HAD DAYLIGHT AND ATTENTION WAS ON EMERGENCY PROCEDURES); AFTER LANDING AVIONICS POWER SWITCH FELT NORMAL. APPLIED PWR TO AC, POWER UP AVN. NO FAILURES NOTED. GAINED ACCESS TO IC'S CHECKED SECURITY, CHECK GOOD, CHECKED PFD'S AND MFD FOR SECURITY CHECKS- GOOD. GAINED ACCESS TO AC INVERTER IN TAILCONE. FOUND LWR INV CONNECTOR