Service difficulty report · Display · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 21, 2016
Submitted
August 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500195
Aircraft time
12,859 hours, 7,832 cycles
Part
Display
Part number
7014300901
Part serial
0302C466
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Cockpit
Part time
11,285 hours, 7,388 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AT 3500 FEET WE HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT FROM THE DU4. WE SMELLED ELECTRICAL FIRE THE MFD 2 CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. UPON ARRIVAL THE MFD 2 CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS DISENGAGED. APPLIED POWER AND AVIONICS TO AIRCRAFT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ENGAGED MFD 2 BREAKER AND IMMEDIATELY THE MFD 2 BREAKER DISENGAGED AND A STRONG SMOKE ODOR WAS VENTED THROUGH THE RT GLARE SHIELD AVIONICS FAN. REMOVED THE NR 4 DISPLAY (MFD 2) AND VISUALLY INSPECTED WIRING WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ENGAGED THE MFD 2 BREAKER AND APPLIED POWER AND AVIONICS TO AIRCRAFT. BREAKER REMAINED ENGAGED EVEN WHILE MANIPULATING ASSOCIATED WIRING. STRONG SMOKE SCENT WAS PRESENT FROM THE REMOVED FAILED PART NO: 7014300-901 SERIAL NO: 0302C466 NR 4 DISPLAY (MFD 2) COOLING FAN AREA. R&R DU4 (MFD2). APPLIED POWER TO AIRCRAFT FOR 2.0 HOURS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM CHAPTER 34-25-01 (REV 44).

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