Today I called Lockwood Aviation to let them
know I did an oil pressure test with a mechanical gauge and the oil pressure is
good. The electronic sensor no longer
registers on the SkyView. Lockwood is
going to send a new Honeywell replacement kit.
I should have it by the end of the day on Thursday the 28th. After that I returned to the airport to see
if I could make any progress towards the Roll Error message on the
SkyView. Over the last couple of flights I have
had a ROLL ERROR message on the SkyView
screen. The roll servo is not coming
on. I emailed Dynon Tech Support and
told them what has happened. That the
servo was intermittently coming on but as of now it won’t come on at all. A tech responded by telling me to contact
them on Monday the 25th to make arrangements for a “Cross Ship”
servo replacement. I called Monday morning
and the tech I spoke to suggested I do some checking to see if it is a wiring
problem. I started by disconnecting and
removing the oil pressure test equipment.
I also called Dynon to report to them that I had the red X through the
oil pressure gauge on the SkyView screen and to let them know I have ordered a
new oil pressure sensor from Lockwood Aviation.
I was told I did the right thing.
I asked if the red X could be the result of the sensor going bad. The tech said it means the values being sent
by the oil pressure sensor do not register with the SkyView. What kind of answer is that?
Anyway, I removed the fuselage upper skin and
the baggage area bulkhead. I also
removed the seats and rear carpet and upholstery.
I climbed into the baggage area where I had
access to the roll servo. I checked the
power to the servo and discovered there is 12.+ volts power to the servo. I also looked at and pulled on the
connectors. All seem to be in order. I also pulled the sub-d connector at the
AV5000 and all of the connectors seem to be in place there also. I called Dynon and spoke with Mike, the tech
that said I should check the wiring and not just assume the servo is bad. I told him what I have done and he is going to
email me an RMA# (return materials authorization #) so I can return the servo
to be checked. This is a little
different than I anticipated, but at least maybe I am going to get a solution
to my servo problem.
