Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
February 19, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
3,381 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
7270515
Condition
Wrong Part
Part time
3,408 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) TAXI LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER KEPT TRIPPING. FOUND WRONG PART INSTALLED FROM MFG, CIRCUIT BREAKER FOUND INSTALLED ON TAXI LIGHT SWITCH AND STALL WARNING HEAT SWITCH. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 7270-5-15, 15 AMP. FLEET CHECKED, NO OTHER AIRCRAFT HAVE WRONG BREAKERS INSTALLED. AFFECTED ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF 3 PREVIOUS CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPING IN THE PAST, RESETS WERE SUCCESSFUL.

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