Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
July 25, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft time
9,175 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540C4B5
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, L

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH THE NOSE GEAR INDICATION LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. AFTER A FEW RETRACTIONS OF THE LANDING GEAR, THE PILOT PERFORMED A LOW APPROACH TO OVERSHOOT TO CONFIRM VISUALLY THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE OFF LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A WIRE LEADING TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS BROKEN. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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