Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna T310R

Difficulty date
July 12, 2004
Submitted
October 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna T310R
Aircraft time
8,350 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520B
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C*
Part
Wire
Condition
Failed
Location
Warning Horn
Component
Warning Horn
Component part number
99100802
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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) TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. GEAR CB POPPED IMMEDIATELY ON SELECT UP, CAUSED 3 GREEN (SAFE GEAR) LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THE CB WAS RESET, IMMEDIATELY RE-POPPED. MOMENTARY 3 GREEN INDICATION OF LIGHTS WHEN BREAKER WAS RESET INDICATING GEAR WAS STILL DOWN, LOCKED. VISUAL, INDICATED DOWN, LOCKED. VISUAL INSP OF BOTH MAIN, NOSE GEAR WITH IT INDICATED GEAR WAS DOWN, LOCKED. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAULT WITH GEAR,COULD NOT BE RESOLVED IN FLIGHT. GEAR NEVER RETRACTED FROM INITIAL GEAR UP SELECT. FLYBY DETERMINED GEAR LOOKED DOWN, LOCKED, LANDED. ONE OF CRIMPED CONNECTOR ENDS HAD COME LOOSE FROM WIRING CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAULT. NEW END WAS ATTACHED TO GEAR HORN, PROBLEM RECTIFIED, SERVICEABLE.

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