Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
December 13, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft time
20,480 hours
Engine
Cont IO470L
Part
Relay
Part number
6046H39A
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A MISSED APPROACH PILOT INITIATED A TURN TO RETURN FOR A 2ND APPROACH WHEN MLG EXTENDED UNCOMMANDED WITH NO DOWN OR UP INDICATION LIGHTS. PILOT SLOWED ACRFT & CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITH MLG SELECTED DOWN & CONFIRMED MLG DOWN WITH EMERGENCY GEAR HANDCRANK. MX INSPECTED ACRFT & FOUND MLG DYNAMIC BRAKING RELAY TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. ON INSPECTION OF RELAY, DETERMINED THAT A SPRING OFF OF ONE OF THE CONTACTS HAD BROKEN IN HALF & BROKEN PIECE HAD SHORTED OUT RELAY CAUSING MLG TO EXTEND. RELAY REPLACED & ACRFT TEST FLOWN WITH NO REOCCURANCE. INSTALLATION DATE OF THE RELAY COULD NOT BE FOUND BUT MANUFACTURING DATE 6/77.

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