Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
April 25, 2002
Submitted
May 16, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N398RS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5605009
Part
Wire
Part number
32600101
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR SELECTED. UNLOCK LIGHT ON, RT MAIN GEAR, NOT LOCKED. CREW DID THE CHECKLIST, BLEW GEAR, ABOVE CONDITION REMAINED. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND HAD TO LAND WITH GEAR UNSAFE. MAINTENANCE TRACED PROBLEM TO A BAD GROUND WIRING. THIS WIRE TERMINATED IN THE RIGHT FLAP WELL. AS FLAPS ARE LOWERED THE AIR LOADS VIBRATE THE VERY SMALL 22 GAGE WIRE UNTIL IT BREAKS AT THE ATTACHING TERMINAL. THE TIE WRAP ATTACH POINT WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AND THIS WIRE WAS NOT EVEN SECURED AT MANUFACTURER. SECURED THE WIRE TIE WRAP AND ITS ATTACH POINT CORRECTLY AND PROSEALED ALL WIRES TO THE ADJOINING SHEETMETAL SO THAT IT CANNOT (FLAP IN THE BREEZE).