Service difficulty report · Diode · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
February 24, 2010
Submitted
February 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223PB
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0105
Aircraft time
30,601 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Diode
Part number
51184122
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED, WITH LANDING GEAR UP AND LOCKED, AND ALL GEAR INDICATIONS NORMAL, NUMEROUS CAUTION/WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED AND THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED. GEAR WARNING HORN ALSO SOUNDED FOR A SECOND. ANNUCIATOR LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATED WERE, LOW VOLTAGE, LT AND RT ALTERNATOR INOP LIGHTS, HYD PRESSURE LIGHT, LT AND RT HYD FLOW LIGHTS, TURN AND BANK TEST, ALL 3 DOWN AND LOCK LIGHTS AND GEAR UNLOCK (IN TRANSIT) LIGHT. NO EVIDENCE OF ACTUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS NOTED. AFTER COMPLETEING GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND HYD CHECKLIST AND PERFORMING EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, GEAR WARNING HORN STILL SOUNDED WITH THROTTLES RETARDED OR WITH FLAPS BELOW 15 DEGREES. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, BUT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX INSPECTED ACFT, CLEANED AND RESECURED CONNECTIONS TO ANNUCIATOR DIODE BOARD ASSY. ALL SYS CHECKED NORMAL.

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