Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Cessna 337C

Difficulty date
October 28, 2005
Submitted
December 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 337C
Aircraft time
8,141 hours
Engine
Cont IO360G
Propeller
Mcauly D2AF34C307
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
S13605
Condition
Arced
Location
Mlg
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) DURING APPROACH FLIGHT, PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN. LANDING GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CARRY OUT AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION AND FOLLOW LANDING PROCEDURES IN PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONNECTION TO LANDING GEAR C/B WAS LOOSE AND ARCHING. THE CONNECTION WAS CLEARED AND SECURED. NO OTHER FAULTS WERE FOUND. SUBSEQUENT GEAR SWING AND TEST FLIGHT C/O. SERVICEABLE.

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