Service difficulty report · Wire · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date
November 13, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft time
14,361 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UG
Propeller
Rotol R333482F12
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Downlock Switch
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

(CAN) AFTER THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED. THE LANDING WAS ABORTED AND A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER WAS CARRIED OUT OF FOR VISUAL CONFIRMATION THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE REQUESTED BUT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. ON INVESTIGATION, A WIRE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS FOUND BROKEN. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR EACH YEAR IN THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS HOVERING NEAR ZERO, WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR. I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENS, BUT I SUSPECT ICE IS SOMEHOW INVOLVED.