Service difficulty report · Transducer · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
October 9, 2010
Submitted
October 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK435
Aircraft time
2,170 hours, 2,033 cycles
Engine
Pwc JT15D5D
Part
Transducer
Part number
APTE233A1750300A
Part serial
680612364
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Rudder Boost
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, "RUDDER BOOST FAIL" ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AT 8000 FT AND 250 KTS. FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES IAW AFM, LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH. TROUBLESHOT RUDDER BOOST SYS IAW MM 27-21-00. FOUND THE LT ENGINE LOWER PRESSURE TRANSDUCER TO HAVE HIGHER VOLTAGE READINGS THAN THE OTHER (3) PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS. REPLACED THE LT ENGINE LOWER PRESSURE TRANSDUCER WITH A NEW TRANSDUCER, RUDDER BOOST SYS CHECKS NORMAL. RECOMMEND COMPONENT MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATE FAILURE MODE AT COMPONENT TEARDOWN TO IDENTIFY FAILURE MODE. RECOMMEND AIRFRAME MFG INVESTIGATE WHETHER AN ISOLATED FAILURE, OR IF A SPECIFIC LOT OR DATE RANGE OF TRANSDUCERS FAILING AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RATE.

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