Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech A100

Difficulty date
September 26, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
14,658 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Wire
Condition
Misrouted
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON GEAR DOWN SELECTION ON APPROACH, THE CREW EXPERIENCED A DOUBLE GENERATOR FAILURE WHICH LEFT THE GEAR ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE GENERATORS WOULD NOT RESET AND THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WOULD NOT EXTEND THE GEAR FURTHER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED. INVESTIGATION FOUND WIRES WRAPPED AROUND THE LANDING GEAR TORQUE TUBE NEAR THE MOTOR AND GEARBOX ASSEMBLY.

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