Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
January 4, 2006
Submitted
January 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N678DB
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0876
Aircraft time
4,950 hours
Engine
Cont GTSIO520C
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
593240101
Part serial
MFD0974
Condition
Corroded
Location
Master
Part time
4,950 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AVIONICS MASTER CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH FOUND INTERMITTENT DURING COMPLIANCE WITH AD 2005-20-05, MEB05-1. PN 593-240-101 NOT FOUND IN MFG PARTS MANUAL BUT THIS WAS CLEARLY THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED CB. PROBLEM NR1, INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF CB HAD SEVERE CORROSION AND WAS CONTAMINATED WITH DUST, DIRT AND SMALL INSECTS. AIRCRAFT HAS ALWAYS BEEN HANGARED EXCEPT ON TRIPS. PROBLEM NR2 MEB 05-1 AND AD 2005-20-05 DO NOT INCLUDE THIS PART NUMBER. THE AD AND MEB REFERENCE 539-250-101 (50 AMP BREAKER) NOT THE 40 AMP BREAKER FOUND ON ALL 421B AIRCRAFT (IAW THE MFG PARTS MANUAL).

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