Service difficulty report · Rmu · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
January 9, 2010
Submitted
January 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600441
Aircraft time
10,143 hours, 8,387 cycles
Part
Rmu
Part number
7012100825
Part serial
04043793
Condition
Shorted
Part time
2,028 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN AVIONICS POWER WAS BROUGHT ON, ARCING SOUNDS WERE HEARD ALONG WITH THE ODOR OF BURNED ELECTRONICS. NO C/B POPPED. RMU 1 SCREEN FLICKERING RAPIDLY. REMOVED INSTRUMENTS AND CB PANEL. FOUND LINT & DEBRIS. CLEANED AS REQUIRED. REMOVED RMU, WILL SUPPLY EXCHANGE UNIT. INSPECTED INSTRUMENT PANEL ITEM. NO EVIDENCE OF ARCING OR SMOKE. INSTALLED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED RMU. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 23-13-00. REINSTALLED REQUIRED CB PANEL AND INSTRUMENT PANEL IAW 24-50-02 OF THE MM.