SDR 97ZZZX459

Service difficulty report · Relay · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1024V
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0582
Part
Relay
Part number
MS2W4187D1
Condition
Inop
Location
Flap Sys
Part time
104 hours
Component
Eaton
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
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 PRIMARY FLAP SYSTEM AND STBY FLAP SYSTEM INOP. MEHCANICS FOUND FLAP RELAY K21 WITH INTERNAL MALFUNCTION. RELAY WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT INTERNAL CONTACTOR A3 DID NOT HAVE THE SILVER CONTACT WELDED TO TERMINAL, THEREFORE, AN INTERNAL ARC MELTED THE TERMINAL DAMAGING THE RELAY. NOTE: SILVER CONTACT WAS NOT INSTALLED WHEN MANUFACTURED.

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