Service difficulty report · Relay · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
July 26, 2001
Submitted
August 7, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
565 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Relay
Part number
114DD26
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Gps
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) HSI LT/RT DEVIATION REAMINS CENTERED WHEN GPS IS SELECTED WITH NO FAILURE WARNING/INDICATION GPS LAMP REMAINED ON, GPS & TO FROM FLAGS REMAINED VALID). RELAY K2 IN AVIONICS J-BOX #1 FAILED TO ENERGIZE WHEN GPS WAS SELECTED. REPLACED K2. NOTE: TC ENGINEERING REQUIRES THAT THE GPS LAMP BE INTERLOCKED THROUGH ALL RELAYS. IF A SINGLE RELAY WERE TO FAIL, THE GPS LAMP WOULD EXTINGUISH. TH 208/B SWITCHING SYSTEM WAS APPROVED IN THE USA WITHOUT SUCH INTERLOCKS. HSI (GS) VERTICAL DEVIATION POINTER IS DRIVEN DURING GPS SELF TEST. FOUND GPS VERTICAL DEVIATION WIRES CONNECTED TO CESSNA J-BOX. CAPPED AND STOWED GPS VERTICAL DEVIATION WIRES AT AVIONICS J-BOX #2.

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