SDR 2012F00162

Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
August 10, 2012
Submitted
August 14, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N450CR
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL340
Aircraft time
3,550 hours, 3,395 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Shorted
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LOWERING LANDING GEAR. CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. LANDING GEAR HAD TO BE MANUALLY LOWERED FOR LANDING. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND SAFETY WIRE PIGTAIL, WHICH SAFETIED THE LT UP-LATCH SWITCH, HAD CHAFED INTO AN ADJACENT WIRE BUNDLE, SHORTING OUT THE GEAR CONTROL POWER WIRE.

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