Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
July 31, 2005
Submitted
September 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
11,581 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Uplock Switch
Part time
13,967 hours, 20,220 cycles
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(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF ,THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE RED INTRANSIT LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED, THE CREW DID A FLYBY OF TOWER TO CONFIRM GEAR POSITION WHEN UP. THE TOWER THOUGHT THE NOSE WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL. (THE NOSE GEAR TIRE ON A1900 ALWAYS STICKS OUT OF WHEEL WELL.) THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND INDICATED SAFELY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE WHERE MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE ON THE NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH HARNESS.

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