Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech B200

Difficulty date
August 28, 2006
Submitted
November 6, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N185XP
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB952
Part
Relay
Part number
SM50D7
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Te Flap Motor
Part time
514 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT WHEN THE FLAPS SELECTED DOWN & DID NOT RESPOND. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FLAPS UP CONDITION & DELIVERED TO MAINTENANCE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FLAP MOTOR POWER RELAY WAS OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. A NEW FLAP MOTOR RELAY, PROCURED FROM RAPID (RAYTHEON PARTS INVENTORY AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM) WAS INSTALLED AND THE MALFUNCTION WAS RESOLVED. THE REMOVED / FAILED RELAY HAD BEEN IN SERVICE 22 MONTHS AND 514.5 FLIGHT HOURS.

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