Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 13, 2007
Submitted
April 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139ZV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE139
Aircraft time
24,819 hours, 33,793 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
MS24171D1
Part serial
MFD9643
Condition
Arced
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, S
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN DURING APPROACH THE GEAR DIDN'T EXTEND. THE CREW FOUND THE 2 AMP GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. CREW ABORTED LANDING, PUT GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION, RESET CB, & PLACED GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION, & CB POPPED AGAIN. CREW EXTENDED GEAR USING MANUAL SYSTEM, AND DIVERTED TO MAJOR AIRPORT FOR BETTER RUNWAY CONDITIONS. CREW LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTED ALL WIRING IN AREA OF PREVIOUS CHAFE, HYD POWER PACK AREA, WIRES AT CB & SUB PANEL, PCB, CONNECTOR & WIRES AT PCB, NO CHAFING OR ANY DAMAGE NOTED THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE CB TO POP. REPLACED LANDING GEAR MOTOR RELAY PCB DUE TO GENERAL RELAY CONDITION AS A PRECAUTION, GEAR WAS CYCLED IN EXCESS OF 15 TIMES WI

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