Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
August 12, 2021
Submitted
August 15, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410GV
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0632
Aircraft time
27,268 hours, 60,260 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
W23X100010
Condition
Tripped
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
1 hours, 1 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 200FT, THE G600 AUTOPILOT ENVELOPE STALL PROTECTION (ESP) SYSTEM ENGAGED AND NOSED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A DESCENT. THE PILOT PUSHED THE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT SWITCH WHICH BRIEFLY DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM. THE PILOT REPORTED THIS PHENOMENON OCCURRED 2-3 TIMES BEFORE TURNING OFF THE AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE STALL WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED WHICH CAUSED THE AUTOPILOT ESP SYSTEM TO ENGAGE. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY THE AVIONICS VENDOR WHO PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED THE SYSTEM. FOR BEST PRACTICES THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS REPLACED AND A CHECK FLIGHT FOUND NO FURTHER ISSUES.

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