Service difficulty report · Controller · Gulstm GV

Difficulty date
April 24, 2003
Submitted
April 24, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
EC3R470L
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Make and model
Gulstm GV
Aircraft serial
515
Aircraft time
473 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
145111
Condition
Corroded
Location
Entertain Sys
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

DURING A ROUTINE SCHEDULED INSPECTION, PASSENGER CABIN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM CONTROLLER P/N 1451-1-1 AND 1-1-2 COMPONENTS WERE BEING REPLACED DUE TO CUSTOMER REQUEST, PRIOR TO INSTALLATION A BENCH CHECK WAS PERFORMED ON UNITS AND THE UNITS FAILED TEST. UPON OPENING THE COVER OF THE UNITS FOR INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE UNIT DUE TO THE INTERNAL 12 VOLT GELPACK BATTERY LEAKING, CORRODING INTERNAL IC COMPONENTS. UNITS INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT EXHIBITED SIGNS OF CORROSION ALSO. UNITS CAN BE INSTALLED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE PASSENGER CABIN AND MAY BE INSTALLED ON VARIOUS OTHER MODEL AIRCRAFT.