Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
July 25, 2000
Submitted
August 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779Q5
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6507079
Part
Wire
Part number
GPN17APNS
Condition
Broken
Location
Nose Ww
Part time
2,604 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LOOSE WHEEL STEERING, COULD NOT BE DISENGAGED. FOUND WIRE, GPN1-7APNS, BROKEN BETWEEN CONNECTOR PN1 AND PN5. WIRE BUNDLE WAS WELL PROTECTED WITH SPIRAL WRAP AND CLOTH COVERING. WIRE BUNDLE SHOWED NO SIGN OF EXTERIOR DAMAGE AND WAS SUPPORTED IN WHEELWELL TO PREVENT DAMAGE. WHEN BROKEN WIRE WAS FOUND, IT WAS CLEANLY CUT. THE WIRE WAS LIKELY DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY AND BROKE IN SERVICE. (X)

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