Service difficulty report · Amplifier · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
February 4, 2017
Submitted
February 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3071A
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UB46
Aircraft time
34,443 hours, 46,175 cycles
Part
Amplifier
Part number
5221400000
Part serial
3792
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,241 hours, 2,764 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING ILS APPROACH THE LEFT RMI WENT INOPERATIVE FOLLOWED BY THE NUMBER TWO HSI TURNING 90 DEGREES AND PILOT SIDE ATTITUDE INDICATOR SHOWING A 15-30 DEGREE ROLL. EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND INFORMED ATC OF THE ISSUE. ATC DIRECTED HIM TO HIS ALTERNATE KSJT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS GIVEN AN AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE RADAR APPROACH INTO KSJT WHERE HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX T/S AND RESET THE NR 1 BUSS CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE PILOTS HSI SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL, DEFERRED THE NUMBER TWO HSI SYSTEM. MX DISCOVERED THE SERVO AMPLIFIER WAS SHORTED INTERNALLY. REMOVED AND INSTALLED THE SERVO AMPLIFIER P\N 522-1400-000 WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECKS ON GROUND WERE SATISFACTORY WITH NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES REPORTED.

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