Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Braero BAE125800A

Difficulty date
November 23, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Braero BAE125800A
Aircraft time
5,882 hours, 3,606 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315R
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON, GEAR IN TRANSIT. GOT ALL (3) GREENS LEFT, RIGHT AND NOSE, BUT NOSE UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. DID FLY BY, TOWER REPORTED NOSE GEAR APPEARS TO BE DOWN. PILOTS CONFIRMED (3) GREENS FOR GEAR, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NOSE GEAR DOORS ON NOSE MAY NOT BE CLOSING AFTER THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDING WAS MADE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. ON INVESTIGATION FOUND BOTH WIRES TO MICROSWITCH ON STRUT BROKEN AT THE HARNESS CLAMPING. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRES ON HARNESS. C/O GEAR FUNCTIONAL AS PER RAYTHEON MM SERVICEABLE. ADJUSTED CLAMPING ON STRUT MICROSWITCH HARNESS. CHECKED ON GEAR SWINGS OK.