Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 20, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
6,339 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Relay
Part number
SM50D7
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap Motor
Part time
604 cycles
Component
Te Flap Control
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING AIRCRAFT TAXI CREW SELECTED FLAPS TO 17 DEGREES FOR TAKEOFF. FLAPS DID NOT OPERATE. FLAPS RE-SELECTED AND FLAPS MOVED TO SELECTED POSITION. CREW SELECTED FLAPS TO 0 DEGREE POSITION AND OPERATED ON THE M.E.L.MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE FAULT AND FOUND LOW VOLTAGE OUTPUT FROM FLAP MOTOR RELAY. RELAY REPLACED, VOLTAGE OUTPUT CHECKED OKAY, AND FLAP OPERATION CHECKED OKAY. OPERATORS RELIABILITY PROGRAM INDICATES THIS RELAY HAS BEEN REPLACED IN THE PAST FOR THE SAME FAULT. OPERATOR IS PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT A LIFE LIMIT ON THIS PART.

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