Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
December 9, 2005
Submitted
December 22, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1565A
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1331
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Relay
Part number
SM50D7
Part serial
RW0524DATECODE
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg
Part time
171 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED AFTER PUTTING THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION THE GEAR WOULDN`T EXTEND, AFTER CYCLING GEAR SELECTOR GEAR WENT DOWN, AC RETURNED TO BASE. ON TROUBLESHOOTING THE MECHANIC SELECTED DOWN AND IT FAILED TO EXTEND, AFTER TAPPING ON TOP OF RELAY THE GEAR WENT DOWN. PROBABLE CAUSE AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN. INSTALLED NEW AND IMPROVED RELAY IAW DATE CODE. (K)

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