Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
June 18, 2015
Submitted
June 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N343QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500194
Aircraft time
829 hours, 653 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
4629001011
Part serial
0607
Condition
Failed
Location
Flight Controls
Part time
827 hours, 651 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLYING AT 40,000 FT, NOTICED YELLOW X THROUGH BOTH PITCH & SPOILER INDICATORS. NO OTHER INDICATIONS OR CAS MSGS DISPLAYED. ACFT SEEMED FINE BUT SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT FOLLOW COMMANDS. TURNING AUTOPILOT OFF IT BECAME APPARENT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF PITCH CONTROL CAPABILITIES. REMOVED FAULTY FCE 2 UNIT. INSTALLED MODIFIED FEC 2 UNIT & PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK & SPOILER RIGGING PROCEDURE. NO CAS MESSAGES PRESENT. PITCH CONTROL OPS CHECKED GOOD. FUEL INDICATION NORMAL. ALL MX PERFORMED IAW MM TASKS 27-03-01-400-801-A & 27-60-00-820-801-A.

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