Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 15, 2006
Submitted
March 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK324
Aircraft time
4,229 hours, 3,506 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
4,412 hours, 3,645 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
22500231
Part serial
0556
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB AT 15K FT, RUMBLING SOUND HEARD AND LT ENG N1 IND 84.8% WITH A SPLIT IN ENG THROTTLES. LT THROTTLE COULD NOT BE PUSHED BACK UP, SO RT THROTTLE WAS PULLED BACK TO MATCH LT ENG'S N1 SPEED. A/C RETURNED FOR MX. LT THRUST REVERSER INBOARD UNLOCK SW FOUND SHORTED TO CLOSED POSITION WHICH CAUSED HYD PRESS TO BE SECURED PRIOR TO INBD T/R ACT TRAVELING TO OVERSTOW POSITION. ALLOWED INBD SIDE OF T/R BUCKETS TO HANG IN AIRSTREAM, AND RETARD LT THROTTLE LVR THRU FEEDBACK CABLE. MX REPLACED LT T/R INBD STOW SW. OTBD T/R ACT FOUND LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. AN INSPECT OF LT T/R FEEDBACK CABLE ACCOMP WITH NO NOTED DEFECTS. SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERV.

More about the Beech 400A