Service difficulty report · Circuit Board · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 1, 2007
Submitted
March 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139ZV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE139
Aircraft time
24,753 hours, 32,205 cycles
Part
Circuit Board
Part number
1143640681
Part serial
468C92
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN DURING APPROACH, THE GEAR DIDN'T EXTEND, THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS STAYED OFF. CREW FOUND THE 2 AMP CONTROL CB POPPED. GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT BACK UP, THE CB WAS RESET, AND THE CB POPPED AGAIN, WITH THE SAME INDICATION. GEAR WAS THEN PUMPED DOWN BY HAND, WITH THREE GREEN GEARDOWN LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND REPLACED PC BOARD A316, GEAR WAS CYCLED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THERE WAS ONE PREVIOUS INCIDENT OF THE SAME FAILURE ON WITH THE SAME PC BOARD.

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