Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 7, 2007
Submitted
March 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139ZV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE139
Aircraft time
24,778 hours, 33,239 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
G10A22
Condition
Chafed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE GEAR DIDN'T EXTEND. THE RED GEAR HANDLE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON & THE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON. THE 2AMP GEAR RELAY CONTROL CB WAS FOUND POPPED. THE CREW ABORTED THE LANDING AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE GEAR WAS MANUALLY PUMPED DOWN WITH NORMAL GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS. CREW LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. WIRE G10A22 FOR THE LANDING GEAR SERVICE VALVE WAS FOUND CHAFED ON THE EDGE OF THE LANDING GEAR SERVICE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE ALUMINUM PLACARD PLATE. THE WIRE WAS WITH 5 OTHER WIRES FOR THE SAME SWITCH, COVERED WITH A CLEAR PLASTIC SHEATH AND SPIRAL WRAP. THE EDGE OF THE PLATE CHAFED IN BETWEEN THE SPIRAL WRA

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