Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
November 24, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
3,672 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
W23X1A1G50
Condition
Corroded
Part time
3,577 hours
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) WHILE INVESTIGATING ENGINE OPERATION FUEL PRESSURE VARIANCES AND WHY A NEWLY REPLACED ELECTRIC PUMP WAS NOT WORKING ON THE LOW SETTING, A 3 VOLT VOLTAGE DROP WAS NOTED FROM THE MAIN ELECTRICAL BUSS INPUT FEED TO THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP. INVESTIGATION FOUND MILD CORROSION AND EVIDENCE OF HEATING ON THE "LINE" SIDE OF THE "BATTERY" 50 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE VOLTAGE LOSS PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED WHEN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS REPLACED. ALL OTHER CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED CONNECTIONS WERE INSPECTED. NO OTHER BREAKERS WERE FOUND TO HAVE ANY DEFECTS.

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