Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 99

Difficulty date
April 13, 2017
Submitted
April 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14MV
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U59
Aircraft time
44,834 hours, 54,645 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
6041H189
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
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

WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND NORMALLY. LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS USED. PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR RELAY HAD HIGH RESISTENCE, CAUSING THE TIME-RELAY CIRCUIT TO OPEN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.

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