Service difficulty report · Wire · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
July 10, 2003
Submitted
August 18, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
23,540 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Wire
Part number
120
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Main Gear
Part time
23,747 hours, 30,314 cycles
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) ON LANDING THE RT MAIN DID NOT INDICATE GREEN SO THE PILOT DIVERTED TO A MAJOR CENTER WHERE THE TOWER CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE GROUND WIRE TO THE RT INBOARD ACTUATOR SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN IN THE SERVICE LOOP TO THE SWITCH. THERE WERE SIGNS THAT THE WIRE MAY HAVE BEEN PINCHED AT THE POINT OF BREAKAGE SOMETIME IN THE PAST.