Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
June 26, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
8,767 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3316252B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4TN5
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
PDLM60
Condition
Failed
Location
Landing Gear
Component
Landing Gear · Beech
Component part number
STCSA4013W
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) ACFT DEPARTED, OR AFTER SCHEDULED MAINT WAS COMPLETED. IN THE CLIMB OUT IT WAS NOTICED BY THE CREW THAT THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSP IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD FAILED BUT HAD NOT ACTUALLY POPPED. THE BREAKER WAS BENCH TEST AND CONTINUED TO NOT ALLOW POWER THOUGH DESPITE BEING PROPERLY DEPRESSED. THE BREAKER WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND THE SYS FUNCTION TESTED NORMAL.