Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech A100

Difficulty date
July 25, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
16,814 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Relay
Part number
SM50D7
Condition
Burned
Location
Te Flaps
Component
Flap System · Beech
Component part number
A100
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AT APPROXIMATELY 9500 FEET IN THE CLIMB, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE CABIN FLOOR IN THE VICINITY OF THE FLAP MOTOR. THE CREW CARRIED OUT THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND LANDED SAFELY. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FLAP SYSTEM DYNAMIC BRAKE RELAY HAD FAILED CAUSING THE FLAP MOTOR TO OVERHEAT. (TC# 20190822017)

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