Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
November 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41UE
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC41
Part
Switch
Part number
1015700216
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Fire Ext
Stage of operation
IN
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

WHILE PERFORMING 'NEW INSP REQUIREMENT, FOUND SQUIB POWER SWITCH DISLOCATED FROM MAIN ENG FIRE EXTINGUISHER ANNUNCIATOR/ACTUATOR ASSY. FOUND SQUIB SWITCH MODULE NOT PROPERLY RETAINED BY TABS ON ANNUNCIATOR BODY. THIS CONDITION WAS FOUND ON 2 ASSYS OUT OF 6 CHECKED. NEW REPLACEMENT ASSY FOUND ONLY MARGINALLY BETTER FOR RETENTION OF SQUIB SWITCH MODULE ON AFT END OF ANNUNCIATOR/ACTUATOR ASSY. SUGGEST A CHANGE IN DESIGN OF THE ASSY FOR POSITIVE ATTACHMENT OF SQUIB POWER SWITCH. NOTE: CONDITION FOUND ON THE TWO ASSYS WOULD PREVENT FLT CREW FROM BEING ABLE TO DISCHARGE AFFECTED ENG FIRE BOTTLES AT ANYTIME. ALSO, THERE IS NO WAY FOR CREW TO PRE-FLIGHT SYS TO VERIFY FIRE BOTTLE SQUIBS WOULD BE BLOWN IF NEEDED.

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