Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Lear 55C

Difficulty date
June 4, 2016
Submitted
June 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552T
Make and model
Lear 55C
Aircraft serial
55139
Aircraft time
6,678 hours, 5,835 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Tripped
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, FLIGHT CREW HEARD A POP AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS AND RADIOS. PIC REPORTED ALL EFIS SCREENS, ALTIMETERS, AIRSPEED INDICATORS, FLAP INDICATION, GEAR INDICATION, YAW DAMPER, AND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TRIMS INOPERATIVE. INVESTIGATION IN THE COCKPIT REVEALED AN "ESSENTIAL BUS" CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED. WHILE SEARCHING ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, PIC ELECTED TO RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WHICH ALLOWED THE CREW ENOUGH TIME TO RELAY THEIR URGENCY TO APPROACH. NOT LONG AFTER, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AGAIN. CREW WAS ABLE TO PERFORM AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING TO RUNWAY 4 WITH STANDBY EQUIPMENT AND LIGHTS FROM THE TOWER. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

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