Service difficulty report · Relay · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
April 5, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
4,650 hours
Part
Relay
Part number
9740926112
Part serial
P283
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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) ON A RETURN FLIGHT, GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED BY PILOT. AFTER GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, THE HYDRAULIC PUMP REMAINED OPERATING. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AND MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED WHEN POWER APPLIED TO AIRCRAFT, THE HYDRAULIC PUMP REMAINED OPERATIONAL. PULLING THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL 5 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD NO EFFECT. THIS LED MAINTENANCE TO THE K601 RELAY WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CONTACTS WERE STUCK. CONSEQUENTLY THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT THE PUMP OFF WAS WITH THE BATTERY MASTER SWITCH. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE RELAY, SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. (TC NR 20070511004)