Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 1, 2018
Submitted
April 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943AC
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B5239
Aircraft time
5,036 hours, 4,125 cycles
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED A CHIP DETECTOR ANNUNCIATION ALONG WITH ENGINE INSTRUMENT DISPLAYS SHOWING RED X'S (INVALID DATA) THEN GOING BACK TO NORMAL AND THEN COMMS SHOWING RED X'S (INVALID DATA) ON BOTH PFD'S BEFORE GOING BACK TO NORMAL. MAINTENANCE CHECKED BOTH AGB AND RGB CHIP DETECTORS FOR DEBRIS WITH NONE FOUND. CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS FOR PFD'S AND MFD WITH NO FAULTS. CHECKED DATA CARD AND FOUND NO LOSS OF DATA TO INDICATE AN ACTUAL FAILURE. CHECKED ALL DATA PATHWAYS AND FOUND NO FAULTS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE.

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