Service difficulty report · Control Box · Swrngn SA226T

Difficulty date
March 31, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N240NM
Make and model
Swrngn SA226T
Aircraft serial
T240
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Control Box
Part number
2714087017
Part serial
FAS1147
Condition
Failed
Location
Ignition Sys
Part time
14 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

ON MARCH 15, 2003 FAS INSTALLED AUTO CONTINUOUS IGNITION SYSTEM IAW AD AND SB WHICH INSTALLED A NEW IGNITION CONTROL BOX LATEST VARIANT OF THIS UNIT. SYSTEM OPS CHECK WERE GOOD. ON MARCH 25,2003, THE FAILED UNIT (PN 27014087-017) SN FAS 1147 WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW (PN 2714087-001M (MODIFIED EQUIVILENT OF PN 27-14087-017)). NEW SN FAS-1055 ON. SYSTEM OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE FAILED UNIT SN FAS-1147 HAD 2 BURNED CIRCUIT BOARD TRACES. ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.