Service difficulty report · Diode · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
August 6, 2012
Submitted
September 28, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N87532
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C0003
Aircraft time
5,706 hours
Part
Diode
Part number
1N4003
Condition
Shorted
Location
Mlg
Part time
5,706 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF, OR EXTEND WHEN GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED. THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYS ALSO FAILED, SO THE ACFT WAS FORCED TO LAND WITH THE GEAR UP. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT DIODE CR32 HAD SHORTED, CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TO OPEN. ONCE THE DIODE WAS REPLACED, THE SYS OPERATED NORMALLY.

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