Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech B300

Difficulty date
April 19, 2010
Submitted
April 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350FW
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL421
Aircraft time
1,791 hours, 1,538 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
SM50D7
Condition
Sticking
Location
Te Flap
Part time
1,791 hours, 1,538 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
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 FLAPS NOT EXTENDING FROM RETRACTED POSITION. FOUND K105 FLAP MOTOR DYNAMIC BRAKE RELAY STICKING AND FLAP GEARBOX MOTOR BINDING. REPLACED K105 DYNAMIC BRAKE RELAY AND FLAP GEARBOX MOTOR, FLAP SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKS NORMAL. SUSPECT DYNAMIC BRAKE RELAY CONTACTS STICKING AND ALLOWING FLAP GEARBOX MOTOR TO CONTINUE RUNNING IN RETRACTION DIRECTION, CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAT AND LOAD FAILURE OF MOTOR. DYNAMIC BRAKE RELAY EATON MODEL SM50D7, HAWKER BEECH CRAFT P/N 6046H39B. EATON CODE: MFD 0444. RECOMMEND AIRFRAME MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATE CURRENT FAILURE RATE OF NEWER MANUFACTURE KING AIR SERIES DYNAMIC BRAKE RELAYS TO SEE IF A RANDOM OCCURRENCE OR A WIDER FLEET PROBLEM.

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