Service difficulty report · Relay · Raythn 390

Difficulty date
January 13, 2010
Submitted
January 13, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
E81R759X
Chronos Aviation, LLC.
Aircraft
N713AZ
Make and model
Raythn 390
Aircraft serial
RB111
Aircraft time
816 hours, 1,428 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
M8353610028L
Condition
Closed
Location
Ignition System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INVESTIGATED REPORT OF LT ENG IGNITION SYS NOT SHUTTING OFF AFTER ENG START SEQUENCE. FOUND LT IGNITION SYS STANDBY POWER RELAY 80K7 NOT FUNCTIONING. REPLACED 80K7 RELAY WITH NEW RELAY, IGNITION SYS OPS NORMAL. HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PN M83536/10-028L IGNITION POWER AND STANDBY POWER RELAYS ON 390 SERIES ACFT FOR IGNITION SYS FAULTS. RECOMMEND ACFT MFG INVESTIGATE WHETHER A RELAY VENDOR QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE OR IF SYS DESIGN IS CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURES. ONCE FAILURE MODE DETERMINED, RECOMMEND A KIT OR RECOMMENDED SB BE ISSUED. IGNITION SYS RELAY FAILURES HAVE CAUSED NUMEROUS ACFT DISPATCH DELAYS AND TRIP CANCELLATIONS FOR ENGINE IGNITION SYS FAILURES OVER PAST SEVERAL YEARS.