Service difficulty report · Cable · Namer HARVARDMK4

Difficulty date
July 17, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Namer HARVARDMK4
Aircraft time
490 hours
Engine
Pwa R1340AN1
Part
Cable
Part number
4533516
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING PRE-LANDING CHECK, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE RT LANDING GEAR INDICATOR WAS NOT SHOWING ALL THE WAY DOWN. ALL OTHER GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. (GREEN LIGHT AND VISUAL INDICATION). INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR CABLE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE TERMINAL END. THIS RESULTED IN A CABLE THAT WAS SLIGHTLY LONGER AND THEREFORE GIVING THE ERRONEOUS INDICATION. A NEW CABLE WAS INSTALLED.