HS125 captain experiences a primary flight display failure shortly after takeoff and passes control ...

Attributes
ACN	911928
Time
Date	201009
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	PFD
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 36 Flight Crew Total 7800 Flight Crew Type 3600
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

Departing. After rotation around 200 feet AGL we lost the left symbol generator (SG1). In said malfunction; the left flight instrument displays go black (airspeed; attitude; altitude; dg; FMS CDI; etc). Initially flying by stand-by instruments we debated trying to stay VFR. That was not an option as we continued with the departure with the pilot in the right seat flying the plane with his operating instruments for vectors back around for the ILS. The tower did ask us if we were declaring an emergency with a response of 'negative'. We landed without incident and taxied to a holding block confirming what had happened. We taxied back to the FBO and researched our company minimum equipment list (MEL). We dispatched and continued to home base without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HS125 Captain experiences a Primary Flight Display failure shortly after takeoff and passes control to the First Officer. Flight returns to discuss the issue with Maintenance before departing again with the display deferred.

Narrative: Departing. After rotation around 200 feet AGL we lost the left symbol generator (SG1). In said malfunction; the left flight instrument displays go black (airspeed; attitude; altitude; DG; FMS CDI; etc). Initially flying by stand-by instruments we debated trying to stay VFR. That was not an option as we continued with the departure with the pilot in the right seat flying the plane with his operating instruments for vectors back around for the ILS. The Tower did ask us if we were declaring an emergency with a response of 'NEGATIVE'. We landed without incident and taxied to a holding block confirming what had happened. We taxied back to the FBO and researched our company Minimum Equipment List (MEL). We dispatched and continued to home base without further incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

HS125 captain experiences a primary flight display failure shortly after takeoff and passes control to the first officer. Flight returns to discuss the issue with maintenance before departing again with the display deferred.