Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Beech B200

Difficulty date
December 5, 2003
Submitted
December 22, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N87SA
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1089
Aircraft time
8,491 hours, 7,954 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
70000150
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Tripped
Location
Cockpit
Part time
8,491 hours, 7,954 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, AC RT NR 1 BUSS FEEDER 50 AMP BREAKER OPEN. LT NR 1 BUSS FEEDER BREAKER OPENED SHORTLY AFTERWARD RESULTING IN LOSS OF PILOT SIDE EFIS, MFD, AND VARIOUS OTHER SYS. CREW RETURNED TO FLIGHT ORIG POINT, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. VISUAL INSP OF CB PANEL REVEALED NO DEFECTS. COMPLETED ELECTRICAL LOAD DISTRIBUTION INSP IAW MFG 200 SERIES MM. NO DEFECTS SEEN, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAULT. FLIGHT PERMIT OBTAINED TO MAINT. FACILITY. INSP COMPLETED WITH AC LOAD CALCULATION, COULD NOT DUP FAULT. MFG TECH CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF DIFFICULTY. MFG STATED THIS FAILURE IS NOT UNCOMMON DUE TO CB FATIGUE OVER TIME IN SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BREAKERS WITH NEW, OPS CK NORMAL. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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