Service difficulty report · Current Limiter · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
January 31, 2001
Submitted
March 13, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
13,179 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Current Limiter
Part number
ALM50
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIR NUNAVUT KING AIR WAS ON APPROACH TO IGALUIT AT NIGHT. FLIGHT CREW SELECTED GEAR, THEY RECEIVED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AND HAD TO USE GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION METHOD, AFTER WHICH GAVE 3 GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT R/H GENERATOR BUS POWER LIMITER HAD FAILED. MAINTENANCE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT FINDING A CAUSE FOR LIMITER FAILURE. NEW POWER LIMITER INSTALLED. GEAR SWINGS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER AVIA DESIGNS MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.