Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
April 5, 2009
Submitted
April 17, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5585Y
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1389
Part
Relay
Part number
SM50D7
Part serial
RW0734
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg
Part time
484 hours
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

PILOT REPORTED AFTER PUTTING THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE UP POSITION, THE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT, PILOT THEN PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION AND RETURNED TO BASE. ON TROUBLESHOOTING, THE MECHANIC CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE GEAR TO FAIL. PROBABLE CAUSE AT THIS TIME, UNKNOWN. RECOMMENDATION IT TO REPLACE RELAY UNTIL MFG DESIGNS A BETTER RELAY. (K)

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