Service difficulty report · Mlg Solenoid · Mtsbsi MU2B36

Difficulty date
January 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B36
Part
Mlg Solenoid
Part number
K306
Condition
Burnt Contacts
Location
Main Contacts
Part time
7,920 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L, H, O

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

What was found

(CAN)THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN ON APPROACH AND THE GEAR DOORS OPENED BUT NOTHING FURTHER HAPPENED. THEY THEN NOTICED THAT THE GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT MOTOR HAD TRIPPED. THE BREAKER WAS RESET AND THE GEAR CYCL ED AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. EMERGENCY EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED THE MAIN CONTACTS ON THE SOLENOID MOTOR WERE FUSED. THE SOLENOID CONTACTS WERE DRESSED OUT AND THE MOTOR RETURNED TO SERVICE.