SDR 2014F00110

Service difficulty report · Wire · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
June 9, 2014
Submitted
June 12, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N972AA
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3754
Aircraft time
20,079 hours, 20,623 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67R
Propeller
Hartzl HCA6A3A
Part
Wire
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, CREW LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND ONLY THE LT MAIN GEAR SHOWED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. ABORTED THE LANDING. TOWER REPORTED THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. RAN APPROPIATE CHECK LIST AND DETERMINED THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN & LOCKED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT ISSUE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE WIRE CONNECTOR TO THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY FOR THE LANDING GEAR INDICATION TESTING WAS LOOSE. WIRE CONNECTOR SECURED AND LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS TESTED.