Service difficulty report · Wire · Scwzer G164B

Difficulty date
November 18, 2002
Submitted
November 27, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7502A
Make and model
Scwzer G164B
Aircraft serial
797B
Engine
Pwa R1340*
Part
Wire
Part number
AN676AC13700
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,679 hours
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 WIRE SEPARATED IN FLIGHT ON RT WING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR LANDING. RT WING SETTLED TO RUNWAY AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED. WIRE APPEARS TO HAVE SMALL ELECTRICAL ARC AT FAILURE POINT THAT COULD HAVE CREATED AS STRESS RISER OCCURRENCE ON 8/28/2002.