Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
December 18, 2013
Submitted
December 19, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8251C
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1543
Aircraft time
22,970 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
472 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
Part
Relay
Part number
SM50D7
Part serial
1220
Condition
Failed
Location
Dynamic Brake
Part time
694 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN AND THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. SMOKE STARTED TO FILL THE COCKPIT AND THE PILOT PULLED THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TO REMOVE POWER FROM THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR. THE SMOKE CLEARED AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY.

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