Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
May 6, 2013
Submitted
May 7, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1569P
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1300
Aircraft time
23,803 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
1,509 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
Part
Relay
Part number
SM50D7
Part serial
MFD1147
Condition
Worn
Location
Mlg
Part time
350 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER GEAR RETRACTION FOR LANDING. PULLED LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER, SMOKE ODOR LESSENED, LANDED ACFT AS PLANNED. JACKED ACFT, OPERATED GEAR AND IT OVERTRAVELED AGAINST HARD STOP ON GEARBOX. REPLACED MOTOR, SWUNG GEAR AGAIN AND IT OVERTRAVELED AGAIN. LIMIT SWITCH RIGGING WAS VERIFIED TO BE CORRECT. REPLACED DYNAMIC BRAKE RELAY. SWUNG GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO FURTHER DEFECT. RELAY SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION. THIS IS THE THIRD RELAY SENT TO THEM IN TWO MONTHS AND OUR FORTH INCIDENT OF SMOKE IN CABIN DUE TO THIS ISSUE IN PAST FOUR MONTHS.

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