Service difficulty report · Current Limiter · Raythn 390

Difficulty date
December 20, 2012
Submitted
January 31, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N855RM
Make and model
Raythn 390
Aircraft serial
RB174
Part
Current Limiter
Part number
ANL325
Condition
Open
Part time
1,071 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT APPROX 18:00, AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT, THE RT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT WENT DARK. THE PILOT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HAD MFG TECH TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM TO AN OPEN, PN ANL-325 (325 AMP) RT BUS CURRENT LIMITER WITH NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE LIMITER WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER FAULT WAS FOUND. THE SAME SCENARIO OCCURRED IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR ON THE LT SIDE OF THIS ACFT ON TAKEOFF. THIS TOO WAS TROUBLESHOT, WITH NO FAULTS FOUND OTHER THAN THE OPEN ANL-325 LIMITER. TECH SERVICES FOR ACFT MAKE WAS ASKED, HE HAD NO SUGGESTIONS AS TO THE POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURES OF THE ELEC SYS.