Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
October 1, 2002
Submitted
October 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N200VC
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL316
Engine
Pwa PT6A11
Part
Switch
Part number
6343560012
Condition
Shorted
Location
Indicator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOTS HEADING SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY ROTATED COUNTER CLOCKWISE. TROUBLESHOT PROBLEM TO A2S2 IN THE CCU65 CONTROL UNIT. FOUND SPRING INTERNAL TO SWITCH SHORTED TO OPPOSITE TERMINAL. REPLACEMENT OF SWITCH CURED PROBLEM. A HEIGHT QUALITY SWITCH, OR INSULATION AROUND SPRING INSIDE SWITCH WOULD PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS. (HEADING SYSTEM WORKED FINE THE DAY BEFORE PROBLEM APPEARED).

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