Service difficulty report · Relay · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
December 5, 2013
Submitted
December 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
47830
Aircraft time
81,191 hours, 27,297 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
5D00041
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON FLAP RETRACTION FROM 5 DEGREES TO UP AFTER TAKEOFF, WARNING AURAL FLAPS SOUNDED UNTIL FLAPS SELECTED TO PREVIOUS POSITION. WHEN GEAR WAS RAISED, HAD BRAKING ACTION SCALE APPEARED. RAN QRH ABNORMAL NON-ALERT GND SENSING FAILURE CHECKLIST. WHILE LT & RT GND SENSOR CB'S PULLED, ACFT APPEARED TO SENSE AIR MODE. PRIOR TO CB'S PULLED AUTOPILOT DID ENGAGE. FCP FUNCTIONS WORKED, PRESS CONTROLLER WORKED. DISCOVERED SHORT TO GND ON WIRE SEGMENT B102-4980-20. WIRE SHORTED BEHIND EQUIPMENT PANEL. REPAIRED WIRE B102-4980-20 IAW STD WIRING PRACTICES MANUAL. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPERATIONS CHECK GND SENSE RELAYS LT GND SENSE CB IS POPPING. LT GND SENSING 12 RELAY R2-5897 INTERNALLY SHORTED, CAUSING CB B1-91 LT GND SENSING TO POP & KEEP IT FROM RESETTING. R & R R2-5897, LT & RT GND SENSING, NOW TESTED GOOD.

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