Service difficulty report · Selector · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
November 7, 2025
Submitted
November 7, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
QR9R369D
M1 Support Services
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9756
Aircraft time
3,994 hours
Part
Selector
Part number
41600298360
Part serial
1520
Condition
Failed
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING RUN-UP, RECEIVED EMERG SHED MESSAGE ON CAD AND RIGHT OSPD MESSAGE. AUTOPILOT PANEL HAD THE NAV BUTTON WITH THE 'A' ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY, FOLLOWED BY THE GREEN 'N' BUTTON ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. DEPRESSING BUTTON WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH THE ILLUMINATED LETTERS AND AN AUTOPILOT TEST COULD NOT BE INITIATED. MAINTENANCE RESET HAD NO EFFECT AND APPROPRIATE CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET HAD NO EFFECT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THE APMS WOULD GO INTO TEST MODE WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED WITH VARIOUS BUTTONS LIGHTING UP SPONTANEOUSLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED APMS2360 IAW AMM 22-10-00, 4-2.