Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
December 30, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
45,348 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Relay
Part number
MS24171D1
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 APPROACH, THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN. THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND, AFTER SOME TIME, ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THE GEAR EXTENDED ON IT`S OWN. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY, NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. UPON INSPECTION, TECH DISCOVERED THE MLG RELAY WAS FILLED WITH WATER. THE RELAY FROZE AT ALTITUDE PREVENTING THE RELAY FROM FUNCTIONING. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE RELAY HEATED UP UNTIL IT MELTED THE ICE, ALLOWING THE RELAY TO FUNCTION. THE RELAY WAS REPLACED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS OCCURRANCE HAS HAPPENED TO THIS OPERATOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE REASON THE WATER HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET INTO THE INTERNAL PORTIONS OF THE RELAY IS UNKNOWN.

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