Service difficulty report · Relay · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
October 9, 2009
Submitted
October 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
105,347 hours, 18,564 cycles
Part
Relay
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Atc Transponder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK. ATC TRANSPONDER INOP. GROUND SAFETY RELAY LIGHT ON IN FLIGHT COULD NOT PRESSURIZE PAST 1.8 PSID. LOW SPEED BRAKE RELEASE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RESET C/B BOTH TRANSPONDERS RERACKED, GROUND OPS CHECKED OK. SWAPPED RELAY BETWEEN R952 AND K3. FOUND R226 RELAY WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. REINSTALLED BACK IN THE CORRECT POSITION. GROUND SAFETY RELAY TEST OK.