Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech B200

Difficulty date
October 28, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
20,906 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Part
Relay
Part number
MS24184D1
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, CREW SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN, GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. CREW NOTICED THAT LANDING GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED, CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND GEAR SELECTED CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AGAIN. CREW NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND DID A MISSED APPROACH. LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED MANUALLY AND ACFT LANDED SAFELY. SNAG WAS REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE, ACFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND LANDING GEAR SYS WAS CHECKED. ISSUE WITH THE GEAR WAS FAILURE OF LANDING GEAR POWER RELAY, RELAY WAS REPLACE WITH NEW PART AND GEAR SWUNG SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FAILURES.

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