Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
March 6, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
10,424 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
1003810061
Condition
Failed
Location
Downlock Switch
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON APPROACH , MLG WAS SELECTED DOWN FOR LANDING. AFTER EXTENSION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RT MAIN WAS NOT INDICATING THAT IT WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CHANGE IN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION PROBLEM. FLT CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY MLG EXTENSION & DECLARED AN IN-FLT EMERGENCY AND A/C WAS LANDED SAFELY. A/C WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND INDICATION SYSTEM INSPECTED. FAULT WAS LOCATED IN THE RT DOWNLOCK SWITCH WIRING HARNESS WHERE IT BENDS AT MLG ASSEMBLY AND DRAG LEG INTERSECTION. A BROKEN WIRE WAS LOCATED FROM THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND REPAIRED. MLG SYSTEM WAS GROUND-CHECKED SERVICEABLE WITH SEVERAL MLG EXTENSION AND RETRACTIONS, AND THE A/C WAS RELEASED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.