Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
February 20, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
7,377 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) A/C DID NOT HAVE A RIGHT GEAR DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION APPROACHING AIRPORT. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RECYCLE THE GEAR HAD NO EFFECT. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS AND GEAR OPERATION APPEARED NORMAL. A/C OVERFLEWAIRPORT FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. A BROKEN WIRE WAS FOUND IN THE MAIN WIRING BUNDLE ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE WIRE COMPLETED THE RT GEAR DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION CIRCUIT.

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