Service difficulty report · Contactor · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 11, 2000
Submitted
December 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N787TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK260
Part
Contactor
Part number
1283840545
Part serial
1727
Condition
Failed
Location
Tail Deice Cntrl
Part time
762 hours
Component
Horiz Stab Deice
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THIS CONTACTOR, PN 128-384054-5, WHEN INSTALLED IN THE K-251 POSITION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DEICE SYSTEM CAUSES THE SYSTEM TO FAIL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IS AT AN ALTITUDE THAT A MINUS 10 DEGREES OR COLDER RAM AIR TEMPERATURE IS ACHIEVED. (X)

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