Service difficulty report · Relay · Rkwell 700

Difficulty date
July 7, 2021
Submitted
July 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801QS
Make and model
Rkwell 700
Aircraft serial
7000023
Aircraft time
1,130 hours, 678 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
KF126
Condition
Defective
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT PASS THE TEST DURING POWER ON CHECKLIST. IN THE ON POSITION ALL EMER LIGHTS ARE ON. IN THE ARM POSITION, ALL EMER LIGHTS ARE OFF WHEN THEY SHOULD BE ON UNTIL L BATT AND R BATT ARE TURNED ON. VERIFIED, WITH EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH IN 'ARM' LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. LIGHTS DO ILLUMINATE WITH SWITCH IN 'ON' POSITION, WITH BOTH MAIN BATTERIES CONNECTED AND DISCONNECTED. RELAY KF126 MUST BE CLOSED FOR 'ARM' CIRCUIT TO OPERATE. NOTED RELAY SEEMS TO OPERATE WHEN POWER IS APPLIED TO AIRCRAFT. REMOVED PLACED IN-LINE WITH RELAY BREAKOUT BOX. GOOD POWER PRESENT AT COIL TERMINALS. CHECKED CONTACTS A1,A2, & A3 FOR CONTINUITY, OPERATION AND CONTINUITY IS GOOD. CHECKED 'ARM' OPERATION, LIGHTS NOW ILLUMINATE. REMOVED RELAY BREAKOUT BOX, INSTALLED RELAY, AND CHECKED 'ARM' OPERATION, LIGHTS NOW ILLUMINATE. SUSPECT RELAY WAS STUCK OPEN AND REMOVAL SHOOK IT LOOSE. SUBSEQUENT OPS CHECKS SHOW RELAY IS INTERMITTENT.