Service difficulty report · Computer · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
April 26, 2005
Submitted
June 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK202
Part
Computer
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Taws
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

TROUBLESHOT PILOT REPORT OF TAWS SYSTEM AND RADAR INOPERATIVE. FOUND TAWS8000 SYSTEM LOCKED UP. NO RESPONSE WHEN COMPUTER CONNECTED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. REPLACED TAWS8000 UNIT WITH REPAIRED UNIT, SYSTEM OPERATIONS NORMAL. FOUND RADAR INOPERATIVE DUE TO REMOTE RELAY REMOVING RADAR SOURCE FROM SYSTEM DUE TO TAWS8000 SYSTEM FAILURE. RADAR OPERATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL WITH TAWS SYSTEM CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED. TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT, MAINTENANCE RECORDS NOT AVAILABLE. (M)

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