SDR 98ZZZX1371

Service difficulty report · Relay · Mtsbsi MU2B36A

Difficulty date
March 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N777LP
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B36A
Aircraft serial
719SA
Part
Relay
Part number
MSZ4166D1
Condition
Failed
Location
Flap Down
Part time
7,095 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 SELECTED FLAPS DOWN 20 DEGREES FOR TAKEOFF. FLAPS WENT PAST 20 DEGREE POSITION, PAST 40 DEGREE DOWN POSITION, AND STOPPED AT THE MECHANICAL STOP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FLAP DOWN RELAY FAILED ALLOWING CONTACTS TO TOUCH AT ALL TIMES. RELAY REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM AND FLAPS RIGGED.