SDR HEEA979036

Service difficulty report · Indicator

Difficulty date
February 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Indicator
Part number
MI5853011
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Cockpit Radar
Component
P500
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHEN UNIT IS IN WEATHER MODE AND VARIABLE GAIN IS TURNED OUT OF PRESET, UNIT INTERMITTENTLY SHOWS CYCLE MODE. WHEN FRONT OF INDICATOR (FACEPLATE) IS WIGGLED CYCLE MODE COMES UP IN WEATHER MODE. ALSO AFTER UNIT HAD BEEN OPERATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20MINUTES THE DISPLAY SHRINKS SLIGHTLY THEN COMES BACK TO PROPER SIZE. INTERMITTENT. TIME SINCE REPAIR 0:00.