Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 21, 2011
Submitted
January 24, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N909ST
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK194
Aircraft time
2,293 hours, 2,287 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
45AS6101519
Part serial
37L35
Condition
Shorted
Location
Speed Brake
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

INVESTIGATED FLIGHT CREW REPORT OF THE SPEEDBRAKE CNTRL SYS CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPING AND NOT RESETTING. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE RT FLAP FOLLOW-UP SWITCH ASSY. REPLACED THE RT FOLLOW-UP SWITCH ASSY WITH AN O/H REPLACEMENT EXCHANGE UNIT AND ADJUSTED IAW THE MM. OPS TESTS OF THE SPOILER AND SPEEDBRAKE SYS WERE NORMAL.

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