Service difficulty report · Relay · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
August 30, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
8,572 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Relay
Part number
9740926112
Part serial
P395
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) LIGHT IN THE CAWS PANEL ILLUMINATED INDICATING TO THE PILOT A PROBLEM OF LAND GEAR. PILOT LANDED AND AWAITED A FLIGHT PERMIT TO ALLOW GEAR DOWN RETURN TO BASE. AFTER INVESTIGATION, THE RELAY OF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE AND REPLACED. A TEST OF RETRACTION /EXTENSION WAS CARRIED OUT AND FOUND SATISFACTORY.