Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 22, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Relay
Part number
MS24171D1
Condition
Failed
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 LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT DEPLOY, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE GEAR EXTENDED ON ITS OWN. THE AIRCAFT LANDED UNEVETFULLY. UPON INSPECTION THE LANDING GEAR RELAY WAS FOUND TO BE FULL OF WATER, FREEZING AT ALTITUDE CAUSING THE RELAY TO FAIL UNTIL IT HEATED UP ENOUGH TO MELT THE WATER. THE RELAY WAS REPLACED. NOTE: WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF THESE FAILURES DUE TO WATER IN THE RELAY. THE SOURCE OF THE WATER IS UNKNOWN, AND IT IS HAPPENING ON MORE THAN 1 ACFT. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WITH THE RELAY DESIGN ALLOWING CONDENSATION TO BUILD INTERNALLY.

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