Service difficulty report · Audio Panel · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
June 17, 2015
Submitted
July 24, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N623AC
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Aircraft serial
722
Part
Audio Panel
Part number
0100087101
Part serial
1UF006121
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cockpit
Part time
183 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BOTH COMM`S FAILED DURING FLIGHT. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. PRIOR TO THE AVIONICS POWER BEING TURNED OFF, THE AVIONICS TECHS DUPLICATED THE DISCREPANCY. CYCLED CIRCUIT BREAKERS 1 AT A TIME FOR EACH OF THE GARMIN GTN-750`S, NAV/COM/GPS/MFD, WITH NO CHANGE. CYCLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR THE GMA-350 AUDIO PANEL. AFTER THE GMA-350 AUDIO PANEL RESET THE DISCREPANCY WENT AWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THIS HAD HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS OF THE GTN-750`S AND THE GMA-350 AUDIO PANEL IAW GARMIN INSTALLATION MANUALS. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND.