Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
January 8, 2005
Submitted
May 12, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5544A
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1343
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Relay
Part number
SM50D7
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Dynamic Braker
Part time
100 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND NOTHING HAPPENED, BEFORE PILOT COULD COMPLETE HIS CHECK LIST TO CRANK GEAR DOWN, THE GEAR WENT DOWN ON ITS OWN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. UPON FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND RELAY WAS INTERMITTENT, PORBABLE CAUSE AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN. THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE AN IMPROBED RELAY SO THERE IS NO RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME. (K)

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