Service difficulty report · Computer · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
August 18, 2021
Submitted
August 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4084
Aircraft time
11,062 hours, 5,474 cycles
Part
Computer
Condition
Failed
Location
Navigation
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ALL THREE IRS NAVIGATION COMPUTERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. HAPPENED 5 TIMES BEFORE LEAVING CHOCKS. SHUT DOWN FOR 15 MINUTES REATTEMPTED TO ALIGN IRS NAVIGATION COMPUTERS. FAILED AGAIN. MAP ON PFD BEGINS TO WANDER, IRS 1,2,3 FAIL. POSITION INIT TEMPORARILY ALIGNS IRS FOR 10 MINUTES THEN THEY FAIL AGAIN. PER MCC'S REQUEST ACCOMPLISHED FAULT HISTORY DOWNLOAD AND SENT TO TECH OPS FOR REVIEW. TECH OPS REVIEWED FAULT HISTORY AND REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: "NO REAL POINT OF OR DIRECT FAILURE WITH THE IRS SYSTEM AND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE MAU'S BEING RESET (BEAKERS PULLED) WHICH MAY HAVE FURTHER CONFUSED THE AIRCRAFT. AT NO TIME WAS THERE A GREATER THEN 5 MINUTE POWER CYCLE. HISTORY HAS PROVED THAT IF THE AIRCRAFT IS EXPERIENCING SEVERAL CASCADING FAULTS IT'S RECOMMENDED TO POWER DOWN FOR A FULL 15 MINUTES TO REBOOT AND RE-ACCESS. I WOULD POWER UP AGAIN AND ENSURE THE AIRCRAFT HAS NO ACTIVE FAULTS WITH ALL SYSTEMS UP AND RUNNING." ACCOMPLISHED MULTIPLE EXTENDED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE INERTIAL REFERENCING SYSTEM'S 1, 2, AND 3 NOTING NO DEFECTS. ALL THREE IRS'S ALIGNED AND STAYED OPERATIONAL THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF MAINTENANCE. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAULT. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW G-450 AMM 45-00-00 AND 34-42-00.