Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 4, 2010
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
12,241 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Relay
Part number
MS24171D1
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH WHEN CREW SELECTED DOWN GEAR THE CONTROL CB POPPED AND CREW HAD TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR. UPON ARRIVAL WHEN OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT WITH POWER ON THE CREW HEARD THE HYDRAULIC PUMP RUNNING SO THEY TURNED OFF POWER, CONTACTED MAINTENANCE AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO OPEN THE 60 AMP CB FOR POWER SOURCE TO THE MAIN RELAY FOR THE HYDRAULIC PUMP. AIRCRAFT FERRIED GEAR DOWN BACK TO MAINTENANCE WHERE THE MAIN RELAY FOR THE HYDRAULIC PUMP HAD FAILED CLOSED. THIS CAUSED THE CONTROL CB TO FAIL, YET REMAIN THE PUMP RUNNING IN BYPASS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RELAY AND ALL FUNCTION TESTS CARRIED OUT SATISFACTORY. (TC NR 20100108002)

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