Service difficulty report · Amplifier · Beech C99

Difficulty date
June 22, 2020
Submitted
July 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N51RP
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U212
Aircraft time
27,359 hours, 40,843 cycles
Part
Amplifier
Part number
5221400000
Part serial
7801
Condition
Shorted
Location
Compass Sys
Part time
1,239 hours, 1,374 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KBGR THE PILOT REPORTED THE 26 VAC CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. AFTER RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER, SMOKE NOTED FROM CIRCUIT BREAKER. PILOT RETURNED TO KBGR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TRAVELED TO KBGR AND INSPECTED THE COMPASS SYSTEM AND FOUND THE RMI SERVO AMPLIFIER HAS INTERNAL SHORT CAUSING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER OVERLOAD. AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONED TO MHT VIA SPF DATED 06/24/2020. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RMI SERVO AMPLIFIER IAW COMPASS SYSTEM I/M. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.

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