Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
March 4, 2013
Submitted
March 4, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8251C
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1543
Aircraft time
22,134 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
1,536 hours
Part
Relay
Part number
SM50D7
Part serial
0808
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg
Part time
2,333 hours, 9,331 cycles
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 A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN THE UP POSITION ABOUT 15 SECONDS. PILOT PLACED THE GEAR DOWN WITHOUT PROBLEM AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TROUBLESHOT AND THE DYNAMIC RELAY WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. REPLACED THE RELAY AND GEAR OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. DYNAMIC RELAY WAS INSTALLED ON 18 OCT 09 AND HAS A TOTAL TIME OF 2332.8 WITH AN ESTIMATED CYCLES OF 9331.2. NO CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME.

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