Service difficulty report · Display · Eclips ECLIPSEEA500

Difficulty date
September 25, 2007
Submitted
September 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135DJ
Make and model
Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
Aircraft serial
000036
Aircraft time
41 hours, 41 cycles
Part
Display
Part number
70000078102
Part serial
20052127
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
42 hours, 42 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INTERMITTENT COM 1 TRANSMIT PROBLEM ON CLIMB OUT. ON COM 2 DISPLAY ON L PFD, R PFD/COM. WORKED NORMALLY UNTIL LEVEL AT CRUISE. THEN UNABLE TO TR/RX ON COM 1 ON EITHER SIDE. COM 2 FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, BUT THEN STUCK ON 121.8 (LAST FREQ IN ACTIVE). ACTIVE (WINDOW) AND UNABLE TO SWAP FREQUENCY OR CHANGE STBY MORE THAN 1 MBZ 5 MINUTES LATER L PFD COM1/COM2 BUTTON CONTROLLED COM1/COM 2SELECTION ON R PFD. MINUTES LATER L PFD NAV FUNCTIONS FAILED INCLUDING NAV1,NAV2 WORKED BUT WAS UNCHANGEABLE IN FREQUENCY FIELDS. LANDING WHITE ADVISORY CAS "AVIONICS DATA BUSS FAIL". REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT PFD WITH A REPAIRED UNIT IAW EA500 AMM 31-10-16. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF LEFT PFD IAW EA500 AMM 31-00-00, NO DEF