Service difficulty report · Connector · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 18, 2007
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
27,479 hours
Part
Connector
Part number
973106A12SL64
Condition
Corroded
Location
Selector Valve
Component
Selector Valve · Raythn · 623372
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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 (GEAR DOWN) SELECTION, CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE GEAR CONTROL POPPED AND THE GEAR REMAINED RETRACTED. AFTER A MISSED APPROACH THE NORMAL SOP`S WERE CARRIED OUT AND THE GEAR MANUALLY EXTENDED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS THEN CARRIED OUT. ON INVESTIGATION THE CONNECTOR TO THE GEAR SELECTOR VALVE ON THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED AND HAD A BROKEN WIRE. THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE WIRE REPAIRED. THE GEAR SWINGS WERE NORMAL AND THE ACFT HAS SINCE FLOWN WITH NO REOCCURRENCE OF THE DEFECT.

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