Service difficulty report · Computer · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
July 18, 2016
Submitted
July 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87SF
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6507089
Aircraft time
7,192 hours, 5,807 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
SLZ7715
Part serial
AC1212A
Condition
Failed
Location
Stall Warning
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT CRUISE FLIGHT MULTIPLE AMBER ANNUNCIATIONS ILLUMINATED, AOA PROBE, FLAP SPEEDBRAKE AND STALL WARNING, OFF FLAGS ALSO CAME INTO VIEW ON THE AOA INDICATOR AND BOTH FAST/SLOW INDICATORS. CREW FOLLOWED AFM PROCEDURES AND A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE AT DESTINATION AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ANGLE OF ATTACK COMPUTER HAD FAILED. THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED WITH AN O/H UNIT AND ALL SYSTEM CHECKS WERE NORMAL. TIME 13 YEARS AND 2936 HRS SINCE LAST INSTALLATION AND FATIGUE ARE SUSPECTED CAUSES OF FAILURE.

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