Service difficulty report · Diode · Beech B200

Difficulty date
April 11, 2017
Submitted
August 7, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N901LM
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1693
Part
Diode
Part number
70HF10
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
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

SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN AND ALL THE INDICATING AND TRANSIT LIGHTS FOR THE GEAR WENT OUT. RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST AND PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RECEIVED VISUAL CONFIRMATION FROM THE TOWER THAT THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A DEFECTIVE BUSS FEEDER DIODE LOCATED UNDER THE COPILOTS SEAT. THE DIODE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PART. NUMEROUS RETRACTIONS AND EXTENSIONS WERE PERFORMED WHILE ON JACKS WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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