Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 8, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
103 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Squat Switch
Part number
444EN496
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg
Part time
622 hours, 840 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT 1790 DEPARTED CALGARY EN ROUTE TO KAMLOOPS, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AND RETURNED TO CALGARY. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT IN HANGAR AND AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN. PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND RETURNED TO HANGAR WHERE CONTINUITY TEST REVEALED FAULTY SQUAT SWITCH. AS AIRCRAFT WARMED UP CONTINUITY ON SWITCH RECTIFIED. SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND TEST FLOWN SATISFACTORY.

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