Garmin G1000 GFC 700 System Maintenance Manual – Hawker Beechcraft King Air 300 B300 Series (STC SA01535WI-D) PDF

Description

Garmin G1000 / GFC 700 System Maintenance Manual for King Air 300/B300 Series

This is the full system maintenance manual covering the Garmin G1000 Integrated Flight Deck and GFC 700 Automatic Flight Control System as installed in the Hawker Beechcraft Model 300/B300 Series King Air under STC SA01535WI-D. It contains the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness required to keep these systems airworthy, and it is the document referenced for maintenance, troubleshooting, removal and replacement, configuration and return-to-service testing of every G1000 and GFC 700 line-replaceable unit in the aircraft.

If you work on King Air 300 or B300 avionics, this manual is the reference that ties the whole system together. It covers the GDU 1040A and GDU 1500 displays, the GMA 1347D audio panels, the GIA 63W Integrated Avionics Units, the GEA 71 Engine/Airframe Units, the GRS 77 AHRS, the GMU 44 Magnetometer, the GDC 7400 Air Data Computers, the GMC 710 AFCS controller, the GCU 477 FMS controller, the GSA 80 and GSA 9000 servos, the GSM 86 and GSM 9100 gearboxes, the GTX 33/33D transponders, the GWX 68 weather radar, the GDL 69A datalink, and the optional GTS 8XX traffic, GDL 59 Wi-Fi, GSR 56 satellite and GSD 41 data concentrator equipment.

File Details

• Manual type: System Maintenance Manual (Instructions for Continued Airworthiness)
• Brand / manufacturer: Garmin Ltd. / Hawker Beechcraft
• Model: King Air 300/B300 Series
• Supplemental Type Certificate: STC SA01535WI-D
• Garmin document number: 190-00716-01
• Revision: Revision 1, initial release 5/11/12
• Language: English
• Page count: 302
• File format: PDF

Chapters Covered

• 1 Introduction
• 2 System Description
• 3 G1000 Control & Operation
• 4 Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
• 5 Troubleshooting
• 6 Equipment Removal & Installation
• 7 G1000 Equipment Configuration & Testing
• 8 System Return to Service Procedure

Chapter 1 — Introduction

Explains the content, scope and purpose of the manual, applicability to the 300/B300 series, and how to identify the correct STC configuration. It lists the approved G1000 System Software Version for this STC, the definitions and abbreviations used throughout, units of measure, required documents and reference publications. This is where you confirm which airframe, engine and propeller configuration applies before loading software or ordering parts.

Chapter 2 — System Description

Provides a complete description of the type design change introduced by installing the G1000 integrated cockpit and GFC 700 in the King Air 300/B300. It details each LRU: the GDU 1040A PFDs and GDU 1500 MFD, GMA 1347D audio panels, GMC 710 AFCS control unit, GCU 477 FMS control unit, GTX 33/33D transponders, GIA 63W Integrated Avionics Units, GEA 71 Engine/Airframe Units, GDC 7400 Air Data Computers, GTP 59 OAT probes, GRS 77 AHRS, GMU 44 magnetometers, GDL 69A datalink, optional GDL 59 Wi-Fi datalink, GSR 56 satellite receiver, GSD 41 data concentrator, GTS 8XX traffic system, GWX 68 weather radar, GSA 80 servos and GSM 86 gearboxes, GSA 9000 servo and GSM 9100 gearbox, GPS/WAAS antennas, signal conditioners and standby instruments. Electrical power distribution, the pitot/static system, shield block grounds and the G1000/GFC 700 block diagram are all covered.

Chapter 3 — G1000 Control & Operation

Covers the controls and operation of the GDU 1040A and GDU 1500 displays, the GCU 477 MFD controller, the GMC 710 AFCS controls and the GMA 1347D audio panel. It explains normal mode, reversionary mode and configuration mode, including the SET>ACTV and ACTV>SET logic and configuration prompts. This chapter also contains the complete software and configuration procedure: creating a loader card, software image part numbers, configuration file storage and descriptions, and step-by-step option configuration for TAWS-A support, TAWS voice callouts, ADF, DME, RAD ALT, TCAS II, TAS/TCAS I, GTS 8XX, lightning systems, GTX 33/33D, ESP support, GDL 59, GSR 56, POTS handset, flight data recorder, FliteCharts, ChartView, supplemental database loading, SVS/Pathways enable, ESP enable, aircraft registration entry, GDL 69 alternate antenna location, splash screen loading, navigation database loading, traffic system navigation map configuration and clearing default user settings.

Chapter 4 — Instructions for Continued Airworthiness

This is the maintenance core of the manual. It lists airworthiness limitations, servicing information, maintenance intervals aligned with the King Air 200-hour phase inspection program, and discontinued maintenance intervals. It includes detailed visual inspection procedures for the nose section, nose avionics compartment, pilot’s compartment, instrument panel, cabin area, and rear fuselage and empennage. It also covers electrical bonding tests, GRS 77 Earth magnetic field updates, GSA 80 greasing, flaps-in-motion discrete input checks, GSM 86 slip clutch torque checks, G1000 redundant connection checks, engine data checks with a GIA inoperative, trim annunciator checks, miscompare checks, GIA and GDU cooling fan checks, standby battery periodic checks and rudder boost operational checks.

Chapter 5 — Troubleshooting

A comprehensive troubleshooting guide organised by system and LRU. It covers the G1000 alerting system, system annunciations, failed path messages for the GDU and GIA RS-232/ARINC 429 and CAN/RS-485 pages, 300/B300 specific alerts, TAWS, synthetic vision and pathways, GFC 700 AFCS, backup communications path checks, GDU 104X, GIA 63, GEA, GTX, GDL 69A, GRS 77/GMU 44, GDC 7400, GWX 68, GMC 710, GCU 477, software and configuration, mating and backplate connectors, standby attitude, airspeed and altimeter indicators, GDL 59, GSR 56 and GTS 820/850. It includes fault log descriptions, GIA pre-flight test steps, servo fault tables and a magnetometer interference test procedure.

Chapter 6 — Equipment Removal & Installation

Step-by-step removal and reinstallation instructions for every G1000 and GFC 700 component: GDU displays, GMA 1347D audio panels, GIA 63W units, GEA 71 units, GTX 33/33D transponders, GDC 7400 air data computers, GTP 59 OAT probes, GRS 77 AHRS, GMU 44 magnetometers, GDL 69A, GSA 80 and GSA 9000 servos, GSM 86 and GSM 9100 gearboxes, GCU 477, GMC 710, GWX 68, configuration modules, GEA backshell thermocouples, GPS/WAAS antennas, diversity transponder antennas, Iridium antenna, Wi-Fi antenna, signal conditioners, instrument panel switches and annunciators, emergency frequency switch, standby battery, standby airspeed indicator, standby altimeter, standby attitude indicator, GIA and GDU cooling fans, GTS 8XX traffic unit, GPA 65 PA/LNA unit, GA 58 traffic antennas, GDL 59, GSR 56 and GSD 41.

Chapter 7 — G1000 Equipment Configuration & Testing

Detailed configuration and testing procedures after equipment replacement. It covers the GDU 1040A/1500 MFD and PFD, GMA 1347D audio panel including intercom, transceiver, failsafe, marker beacon, landing gear aural alert and XM audio suppression checks, GIA 63W GPS signal acquisition and VHF COM interference test, GEA 71 engine/airframe unit, GTX 33 transponder configuration and test, GDC 7400 air data test and static port vertical speed test, OAT probe check, GRS 77 AHRS and GMU 44 magnetometer calibration procedures, GDL 69A XM data link, GSA 80/9000 servos, GCU 477 FMS controller, GMC 710 AFCS controller, GWX 68 weather radar, GTS 8XX traffic system, non-Garmin traffic systems, lightning system, TAWS, FliteCharts, ChartView, SafeTaxi, DME, ADF, radio altimeter, weight on wheels and low speed awareness band, RVSM checks, ESP functional check, activation of Garmin Flight Data Services, GDL 59 Wi-Fi datalink and GSR 56 satellite receiver functional checks.

Chapter 8 — System Return to Service Procedure

The final checkout procedures required after any maintenance. It covers backup path system testing including GPS failure, GIA failure and display failure tests, cooling fan fail annunciation, standby instrument electrical power checks and G1000 backup path testing. It also includes the GFC 700 ground checkout: pre-flight test, AFCS switch checks, autopilot clutch overpower check, manual electric pitch trim speed check, autopilot operation checks and VOR/LOC/GS test. The chapter closes with maintenance records guidance.

Why This G1000 / GFC 700 Manual Matters

The King Air 300/B300 G1000 installation is not a simple radio stack. It is an integrated flight deck with redundant data paths, ARINC 429 and RS-485 digital interfaces, configuration modules, software images and certification gains. Getting it wrong means failed pre-flight tests, miscompare alerts, autopilot disconnects or an aircraft that cannot be returned to service. This manual gives you the exact software part numbers, configuration sequences, torque values, calibration procedures and troubleshooting logic you need to diagnose and repair the system correctly. It is the document that tells you which LRU to swap, which configuration file to reload, which connector to check and which test to run before you sign the aircraft back into service.

Whether you are chasing a FAILED PATH message, replacing a GRS 77 and need to run the pitch/roll offset and magnetometer calibration, loading a new navigation database, enabling TAWS or ChartView, checking the slip clutch torque on a GSM 86 gearbox, performing the RVSM air data test or running the GFC 700 ground checkout, the procedure is in here. The troubleshooting chapter alone can save hours of guesswork by pointing you to the specific LRU, wiring path or configuration step behind an alert.

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