SDR YADA042111

Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 21, 2011
Submitted
April 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N113AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC41
Aircraft time
59,121 hours, 57,662 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
MS24171D1
Condition
Stuck
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE, THE PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR RELAY CIRCUT BREAKER WAS POPPED. THE FLIGHT CREW ALSO THOUGHT THEY COULD HEAR THE LANDING GEAR PUMP RUNNING BUT WERE UNSURE. AT ONE POINT IN THE FLIGHT THE HYD RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON BUT LATER EXTINGUISHED. ON ARRIVAL, THE CREW HAD TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. ONCE ON THE GROUND THE CREW WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE LANDING GEAR PUMP WAS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY. MX FOUND THE LANDING GEAR PUMP MOTOR TO BE OPERATIONAL BUT EXTREMELY HOT. THE CAUSE OF THE CONTINUAL PUMP OPERATION WAS FOUND TO BE A STUCK RELAY. THE RELAY WAS REPLACED, THE LANDING GEAR PUMP MOTOR WAS REPLACED, NEW HYD FLUID ADDED TO THE RESERVOIR, THE SYS WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED AND THE ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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