Service difficulty report · Circuit Board · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
May 14, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
24,138 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Circuit Board
Part number
640789
Part serial
640789
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Autofeather Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL, PILOT NOTICED THAT AUTO-FEATHER SYSTEM DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO IDENTIFY ARM FUNCTION. PILOT INITIATED REJECTED TAKE-OFF, ADVISED ATC & SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE WAS CONTACTED TO INSPECT AND TROUBLESHOOT AUTO FEATHER SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. WE WERE INFORMED BY THE AMO THAT THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AUTO FEATHER INDICATION SYSTEM WAS RECTIFIED BY THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD NR 119 REFERENCED AS P/N 112-364021-5. AIRCRAFT RUNS WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE HAS BEEN NO REOCCURRENCE OF THIS DISCREPANCY.

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