Service difficulty report · Adapter · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
September 5, 2007
Submitted
September 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N132QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK427
Aircraft time
1,184 hours, 1,093 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Adapter
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder Boost
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RDR BST FAIL LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY DURING TAKEOFF, THEN CAME ON STEADY 1 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF. 09-27-07 INTERROGATED AVIONICS STATUS ON THE MFD & FOUND NO CODES FOR RUDDER BOOST FAIL MESSAGE. PER THE RUDDER BOOST T/S CHART INTERROGATED THE LRU FAULT HISTORY & FOUND THE FOLLOWING LRU FAILURES. REMOVED & REPLACED THE SIGNAL INTERFACE ADAPTER W/ OVERHAULED UNIT. FUNCTION CHECK OF THE SIGNAL INTERFACE ADAPTER GOOD IAW COLLINS SYSTEM MM 52-0775811 TABLE 5-74 STA TEST PROCEDURES.

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