SDR 2009F00020

Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
March 13, 2009
Submitted
March 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N155SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1013
Aircraft time
6,961 hours, 6,898 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN COMMANDED AFTER DEPARTURE. NO LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT INDICATION, HYD SYS PRESSURE NORMAL. FLIGHT CREW VERIFIED LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE STOWED CORRECTLY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING NOTED HIGH RESISTANCE THROUGH S93 NOSE GEAR WEIGHT SWITCH WIRING CONTACTS. REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ELECTRICAL HARNESS ASSY WITH A REPAIRED HARNESS ASSY IAW THE MM 32-60-00. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSION SYS OPERATIONS FOUND NORMAL. RECOMMEND MFG FOLLOW-UP FOR EVALUATION IF THIS IS A FLEET-WIDE ISSUE.