SDR J4PA2095

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
April 2, 2007
Submitted
April 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584CD
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
1652
Aircraft time
1,011 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
1,011 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Control Unit
Part number
MCU120
Part serial
00285
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
1,011 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ALT NR 1 INFLIGHT, COULD NOT RESET, AMMETER FOR ALT NR 1 SHOWED NORMAL CHARGE SOMETIME AND 0 CHARGE OTHER TIMES. ALT NR 2 SHOWED + 100 THEN -100 AFTER NR 1 SHUTOFF. BOTH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER LANDING, SHUT ENGINE COMPLETELY, RESTARTED FOR GROUND RUN UP SHOWED ALT NR1 ON, BUSS VOLT BELOW 28 VOLTS FOR 1 AND 2, AMP METER +50 FOR ALT 1 AND +100 ON ALT 2. SUSPECTED MOISTURE IN THE MCU. AFTER 4 HOURS, RETURNED TO AIRCRAFT, STARTED ENGINE AND ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL.

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