Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 27, 2009
Submitted
April 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE153
Aircraft time
29,779 hours, 39,563 cycles
Part
Relay
Condition
Odor
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

BURNING PLASTIC ODOR WHEN MODE CONTROLLER & BLOWERS ON. MAINTENANCE REMOVED FLOORBOARDS OVER THE FORWARD AND AFT VENT BLOWERES. FOUND BLOWERS TO OPERATE. RE-INSTALLED FLOORBOARDS. REMOVED FLOORBOARD COVERING FLAP MOTOR, GEARBOX, AND FLAP RELAY. NOTICED AN ABNORMAL BURN ODOR . OPERATED FLAPS AND THEY DID WORK. TAPPED ON THE FLAP MOTOR AND FLAPS STILL DID WORK. REMOVED FLAP RELAY MOUNTING SCREWS AND FLAP RELAY WIRES. RE-ATTACHED WIRING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP RELAY. RE-NSTALLED SCREWS AND RE-ATTACHED WIRES TO TERMINALS. MAINTENANCE OPERATED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FAILURES NOTED. NO ELECTRICAL ODOR NOTED.

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