SDR 96ZZZX5275

Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
September 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4S
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL207
Part
Switch
Part number
1303800033
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Press
Part time
22 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED INTERMITTENT RUDDER BOOST ACTIVATION. BOOST WAS ON FOR TAKEOFF AND INTO 10 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. YAW DAMP WAS INOP THIS TIME. RECYCLING RUDDER BOOST SWITCH TURN THE BOOST OFF AND THEN BACK ON. AUTOPILOT WORKED, BUT WITHOUT RUDDER BOOST. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, RUDDER BOOST STARTED WORKING AGAIN PROPERLY AS WELL AS THE YAW DAMPENER. DETERMINED LEFT PRESSURE SWITCH FAULTY. REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED NORMAL.

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