Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 1, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
14,355 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Relay
Part number
MS24171D1
Condition
Burned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 APPROACH, FLIGHT CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN BUT THE CONTROL CB OPENED AND WOULD NOT RESET. THE LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXDENDED WITH 3 GREENS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LANDING GEAR RELAY WAS BURNED AT THE CONTACTS AREA AND THE RELAY WAS REPLACED. THIS OPERATOR HAS HARDTIME, THE RELAY AT 5000 HOURS PREVIOUSLY TO PREVENT THESE TYPES OF OCCURENCES. TO DATE, THIS NUMBER HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL BUT THIS FAILURE OCCURRED APPROX 3600 HOURS SINCE INSTALLATION. AS A RESULT, THE COMPANY HARDTIME ON THIS RELAY HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 3000 HOURS.

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