Service difficulty report · Computer · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 4, 2019
Submitted
June 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605650
Aircraft time
10,729 hours, 8,267 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
1421851100
Part serial
2492
Condition
Erratic
Location
Ahrs
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, HAD A HEADING MISCOMPARE. STANDBY AND RIGHT PFD DIFFERED 8DEGREES FROM LEFT PFD. RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST. DIVERTED. IN ROUTE LOST ALL HEADING INFORMATION BOTH PFD'S AND MFD AND STANDBY HDG. RAN CHECKLIST AND WERE EVENTUALLY ABLE TO RECOVER HEADING INFORMATION. DOWNLOADED FAULTS USING THE LITEF WINDOWS DIAGNOSTICS PROGRAM WITH NO RECENT FAULTS IN THE HISTORY. THE FAULT OF "HEADING PLAUSIBILITY TEST FAIL" WHICH WAS ON RH AHRU LISTS POSSIBLE CAUSES AS; FLUX-VALVE NOT CALIBRATED,FLUX VALVE DEFECTIVE, FLUX VALVE INSTALLATION FAULTY OR AHRU DEFECTIVE. INSPECTED LH AND RH FLUX VALVES FINDING NO FAULTS WITH WIRING OR PHYSICAL VALVES, INSPECTED INSTALLATION OF EACH FINDING EACH TIGHT AND SECURE AND WITH NO MAGNETIC SCREWS IN VICINITY. COMPLIED WITH AIRFRAME MAGNETISM CHECK OVER THE TAILCONE, LEFT/RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB, AND LEFT/RIGHT SIDE OF VERTICAL STAB. NO MAGNETISM WAS FOUND. WITH TAIL FLOODLIGHT SWITCH ON, THE LEFT FLUX VALVE HEADING VALUE DEFLECTED .4 DEGREES WHICH IS WITHIN SPEC. THE RIGHT FLUX VALVE HEADING VALUE DEFLECTED .8 DEGREES WHICH IS NOT WITHIN SPEC PER THE SERVICE LETTER. INSPECTED BOTH L&R TAIL FLOOD LIGHTS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. DURING REMOVAL OF LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOUND THE OUTER SHIELD CHAFED THROUGH TO THE INNER WIRES (INNER WIRES INTACT) REPAIRED WIRING BY TRIMMING BACK TO INTACT SHIELD. REMOVED AHRS #2(PIN 142185-1100, SIN 2492) AND INSTALLED A REPAIRED EXCHANGE UNIT.

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