Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech A100

Difficulty date
September 21, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
30,824 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Mlg Switch
Part time
15,658 hours
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) AFTER EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR THERE WAS NO DOWN INDICATION, 3 GREEN. PILOTS COULD HEAR THE LANDING GEAR EXTEND AND COULD FEEL THE PARASITE DRAG BUT NO INDICATION. PILOTS CONTACTED EMERGENCY SERVICES AND LANDED THE ACFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED GEAR AND FOUND A WIRE FROM THE GEAR DOWN LOCK INDICATOR SWITCH HAD WORN THROUGH THE SHIELDING, CONTACTED AIRFRAME AND SHORTED OUT. WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ALL OTHER ACFT INSPECTED FOR WORN WIRES IN THIS AREA AND REPAIRED AS NECESSARY.

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