Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 10, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
11,303 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
847898
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Lt Wing Root
Part time
13,027 hours
Component
Power Pack · Vickers
Component part number
1143880009
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) YAW DAMPER KICKED OFF UNCOMMANDED, GEAR SELECTED DOWN WITH NO FUNCTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT L/G CNTRL C/B WAS TRIPPED, RESET, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. PILOTS CONTINUED, C/B WAS TRIPPED WITH YAW DAMP ON. YAW DAMPER WAS DISENGAGED, C/B RESET, GEAR SELECTED DOWN. CONTINUED W/O USE OF YAW DAMPER. ON APPROACH C/B WAS NOTED TO BE TRIPPED, WOULD NOT RESET. CONTINUED, GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED, LANDING WAS NRML. MAINT FOUND WIRING ON LT UP/DOWN LOCK SWITCHES CHAFFED, REPAIRED, REMOVED L/G SEL CONNECTOR PLUG, REINSTALLED. ON APPROACH, L/G C/B TRIPPED AGAIN, IT WAS RESET, GEAR EXTENDED. UNEVENTFULL LANDING. DETERMINED SEL VALVE ON HYDR PWR PACK WAS INTERMITTENT. PWR PACK WAS REPLACED, AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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