Service difficulty report · Flight Dir · Beech B300

Difficulty date
May 30, 2017
Submitted
June 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N864UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1064
Aircraft time
534 hours, 497 cycles
Part
Flight Dir
Part number
8223065001
Part serial
4926P4
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
534 hours, 497 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER PRESSING A KEY ON MKP THE SVS WAS LOST. MFD WENT BLACK, FMS ILLUMINATED ON PFD1 IN RED, A/P REVERTED TO ROLL AND PITCH MODES. THE MFD SLOWLY CAME BACK ONLINE OVER THE COURSE OF APPROXIMATELY 60 SECONDS. DURING SUCH TIME, TOPO FAIL, PFD COMPARE FAIL, PFD 2 TOPO TERR, MFD TOPO TERR, PFD 1 TOPO TERR, AND FMS 2 INOP WERE DISPLAYED. FMS 1 WAS NOT ABLE TO BE ACCESSED AND XTALK FAIL REMAINED DISPLAYED ON PFD 1& FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CENTER AFD AND LOADED SOFTWARE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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