Service difficulty report · Wire · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
August 30, 2015
Submitted
September 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N391AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
1391
Aircraft time
2,332 hours, 2,179 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6C67D
Engine time
2,332 hours, 2,179 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH, LT LG INDICATION, GEAR UNSAFE, INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES WHILE IN FLIGHT. THE ACFT ABORTED APPROACH, HAD TOWER VISUALLY CONFIRM ALL GEAR DOWN & LOCKED. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. THE ACFT WAS THEN FERRIED FOR REPAIRS. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, A BROKEN WIRE WAS FOUND GOING TO THE LT MLG ACTUATOR. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED & THE LG SYS WAS FOUND TO FUNCTIONALLY TEST GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS IAW AMM-12-B-32-30-00-00A-903A-A.