Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
September 6, 2005
Submitted
September 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342CS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501101
Aircraft time
646 hours, 445 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. PERFORMED IN FLIGHT DIVERSION TO SWF, FACTORY SERVICE CENTER. RECYCLED GEAR WITH NO CHANGE SO COMPLIED WITH CHECKLIST PROCEDURE TO EMERGENCY EXTEND GEAR. STILL NO DOWN INDICATION SO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE CORRECTED PROBLEM BY REPAIRING A BROKEN WIRE IN THE WHEEL WELL.

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