Service difficulty report · Warning System · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
December 13, 2007
Submitted
January 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800057
Aircraft time
1,934 hours, 1,358 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Indication
Location
Roll System
Stage of operation
DE
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

AMBER (ROLL SYSTEM CONTROL FAULT) APPEARED SEVERAL TIMES ON DESCENT, WITH AUTOPILOT ON AND OFF. TESTED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT DUPLICATING THE DISCREPANCY. VIEWED MAINTENANCE DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND FIVE OCCURENCES OF THE "ROLL SYSTEM CONTROL FAULT" DURING ONE LEG OF FLIGHT. NONE OF THESE MESSAGES CORRELATED TO A HARDWARE FAILURE. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION.