Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 18, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
9,781 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Relay
Part number
MS24171D1
Condition
Burned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
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) LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN BUT THERE WAS NO LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. CREW NOTICED THAT THE TWO AMP LANDING GEAR RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER, ADJACENT TO THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR, WAS TRIPPED. LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND THE MANUAL HANDPUMP USED TO GET LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. MAINTENANCE CHECKS WERE CARRIED OUT AND THE 60 AMP LANDING GEAR POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER IN THE LT ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT PANEL WAS TRIPPED. THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR RELAY WAS REPLACED, ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS RESET AND LANDING GEAR RETRACTIONS/EXTENSIONS CARRIED OUT NORMALLY. ON INSPECTION OF THE MOTOR RELAY THE MAIN CONTACTS (200AMP RATING) WERE BADLY BURNED AND PITTED. SUSPECT THE RELAY WAS ORIGINAL FROM MANUFACTUR IN 1998.

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