Service difficulty report · Contact · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
September 15, 2008
Submitted
September 17, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N300TN
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FA168
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Contact
Condition
Eroded
Location
Relay
Part time
415 hours
Component
Relay
Component part number
1093610303
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

HAD 3 FAILURES OF THE SAME RELAY, FIRST RELAY LASTED 457 HOURS, SECOND RELAY LASTED 187 HOURS, AND THE THIRD RELAY LASTED 415 HOURS. MOST OF THE TIME THE FAILURE STARTS WITH THE 2 MICRO SWITCHES IN THE COVER GOING BAD. FOR HAVING RELATIVELY LOW TIME, THE MAIN CONTACTS WERE ERODED FAIRLY WELL. (K)