Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
June 29, 2012
Submitted
July 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438CR
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB438
Aircraft time
15,491 hours, 14,327 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Tripped
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF RADIOS, NAVIGATION, TRANSPONDERS, GPS, AND AUTOPILOT. CREW IDENTIFIED A TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER AND DUE TO PROXIMITY OF AIRPORT AND OTHER TRAFFIC, CREW OPTED TO LOAD SHED AND RESET BREAKER TO GET COMM RADIOS BACK. RESET BREAKER, DECLARED EMERGENCY. PERFORMED CHECKLIST. CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT TRIP AGAIN ONCE RESET. OPEN