Service difficulty report · Wire · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
December 2, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
10,721 hours
Part
Wire
Part number
G13A24N
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Actuator
Part time
12,087 hours
Component
Actuator
Component part number
960300110
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

(CAN) APON THE APPROACH THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN. THE RH GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION FAILED TO ILLUMINATE GREEN. THE CREW PREFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST AND STILL NO DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION FOR THE RH MAIN. A FLY BY THE TOWER WAS COMPLETED FOR MAINTENANCE TO CONFIRM THE GEAR LOCATION. A TOUCH AND GO WAS SUCCESFUL, THE CREW WAS GIVEN THE APPROVAL TO CONDUCT A LANDING AND SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT GEAR WAS SECURED AS A PRECAUTION AND PLANE WAS TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE HANGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED UP ON JACKS AND AN INSPECTION OF THE RH GEAR INDICATION CONDUCTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE INSIDE THE DOWN LOCK MICRO SWITCH CANON PLUG ON THE RH GEAR ACTUATOR. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND SECURED, GEAR SWINGS COMPLETED WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NOTE, THERE WAS NO PHYISICAL INDICATION THAT A FAULT EXISTED. THE WIRES WERE ALL IN PLACE AND ONLY AFTER A SLIGHT PULL WAS THE PROBLEM FOUND.