Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Moravn Z242L

Difficulty date
June 15, 2000
Submitted
July 24, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Moravn Z242L
Aircraft time
2,843 hours
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
AZS5
Condition
Failed
Location
C/B Panel
Part time
35,440 hours
Component
C/B Switch
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AS PART OF AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WIRING AND PROTECTON DEVICES, IT WAS FOUND THAT (2) CIRCUIT BRAKER SWITCHES FAILED TO PERFORM THEIR INTENDED FUNCTION. THE BREAKER SWITCHES WERE TESTED AT TWICE THEIR RATED CURRENT FOR A PERIOD OF 3 MINUTES AND THEY WOULD NOT OPEN. THE SWITCHES APPEAR TO BE NON MIL SPEC. THE REMAINING CIRCUIT BREAKERS WORKED AS INTENDED. ALL BREAKER SWITCHES ARE TO BE REPLACED WITH MS 24508-B-X MIL SPEC CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCHES. NOTE: NORMALLY CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND SWITCHES ARE ON CONDITION AND ARE NOT TESTED UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AS PART OF NORMAL MAINTENANCE PRACTICES.