Service difficulty report · Control Box · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
May 30, 2016
Submitted
June 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N103LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
3128
Aircraft time
7,066 hours, 21,954 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Engine time
6,790 hours, 4,303 cycles
Part
Control Box
Part number
0292697520
Part serial
2313B
Condition
Defective
Location
Warning System
Part time
6,790 hours, 4,303 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED THAT THE TOP VEMD SCREEN HAD REVERTED BACK FROM THE STANDARD FLI IN FLIGHT SCREEN TO THE 3 PARAMETERS SCREEN & HAD A FLI FAILURE IN YELLOW ON THE INFO BLOCK. NO OTHER CAUTIONS & WARNINGS WERE NOTED OR PRESENT. PILOT ABORTED FLIGHT & RETURNED WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS, ISSUES OR CAUTION & WARNINGS. LANDED SAFELY & ONLY WHEN TAKING THE ACFT FROM THE FLIGHT GATE SETTING BACK TO THE IDLE SETTING DID THE PILOT RECEIVE A FLASHING AMBER GOV LIGHT ON THE MASTER CAUTION WARNING PANEL. UPON INITIALIZING POWER TO THE ACFT AGAIN THE CAUTION & WARNING WAS NOT PRESENT. TROUBLE SHOT THE PROBLEM TO A DEFECTIVE T4.5 CONFIRMATION BOX. REPLACED & OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD.