Service difficulty report · Diode · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
June 8, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
8,140 hours, 8,331 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Diode
Part number
70HF10
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
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) ON APPROACH THE NR 1 INVERTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE NR 1 DUAL FEED BUSS CB TRIPPED. AS GEAR WAS BEING EXTENDED AT THE TIME, GEAR DOWN SHOWED 3 GREEN BUT GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. PILOT OVERSHOT RUNWAY AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE, THIS CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AFTER LANDING AND FOUND A FAULTY DIODE, THIS DISABLED A BUSS FEEDER TO NR 1 BUSS WITH THE AIRCRAFT IN THE APPROACH AT NIGHT, THERE WAS MORE THAN A 50 AMP DRAW FROM THE NR 1 BUSS SO THE REMAINING CB TRIPPED. THIS ALSO HAD THE EFFECT OF SHOWING A WARNING FOR GEAR INTRANSIT AND TOOK ALL THE NR 1 BUSS FEED SYSTEMS OFF LINE.