Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
November 18, 2014
Submitted
December 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305LG
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB1780
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
70000150
Condition
Failed
Location
Electrical
Part time
2,592 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE FLYING AND AFTER SWITCHING ON ALL DEICE AND ANTI-ICE EQUIPMENT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE RT NR 1 DUAL FED BUS 50 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED WITH NO LOSS OF EQUIPMENT POWER. WHILE REVIEWING THE AFM, THE LT NR 1 DUAL FED BUS 50 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND POWER TO ALL CIRCUITS ON NR 1 FED BUSS WAS LOST. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT. SYS WAS TROUBLESHOT WITH MFG TECH SUPPORT AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RT 50 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TRIPPING, OPENING, PRIOR TO ITS RATED LOAD THEREFORE OVERLOADING THE LT 50 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKERE AND CAUSING IT TO TRIP, OPEN, SOON AFTER, RESULTING IN COMPLETE POWER LOSS TO THE COMPONENTS OF THE NR 1 DUAL FED BUS. REPLACEMENT OF THE LT AND RT NR1 FED BUS CIRCUIT BREAKERS RESULTED IN OPERATION CHECK GOOD.