Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Piper PA46500TP

Difficulty date
July 18, 2006
Submitted
July 18, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N53667
Make and model
Piper PA46500TP
Aircraft serial
4697158
Aircraft time
350 hours
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Open
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

DURING ROUTINE FLIGHT, GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND UPON SELECTING GEAR LEVER DOWN. FOUND 25 AMP HYDRAULIC PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER OPEN. RESET BREAKER AND GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. GEAR OPERATED NORMAL FOR SEVERAL CYCLES AFTERWARD. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED, INCLUDING CHECK FOR EXCESSIVE CURRENT DRAW WITH NO DISCREPANCY NOTED. INITIAL CURRENT DRAW ON PUMP SPIKES ABOVE THE 25 AMP LIMIT OF CB BUT IS WITHIN THE OPERATING LIMITS OF THE CB.THIS IS SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED ON THIS AIRCRAFT. THIS SAME SCENARIO HAS BEEN NOTED ON T2 OTHER AIRCRAFT. RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT OF CB TO HIGHER CURRENT ( 30 AMPS MINIMUM). THIS MAY REQUIRE PARTIAL REWIRING OF SYSTEM DUE TO INCREASED CURRENT.

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