Service difficulty report · Wire · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
March 23, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
36 hours
Part
Wire
Part number
9717516500
Condition
Broken
Location
Inside Nlg Plug
Part time
270 hours, 376 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) ON APPROACH THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THAT ALL THREE IN TRANSIT LIGHTS STAYED ON. LANDING GEAR WAS VERIFIED TO BE DOWN BY CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A BROKEN WIRE IN THE NOSE GEAR PROXIMITY SENSOR CANNON PLUG (P056, PIN A).