Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
January 25, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
82410888
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) ON APPROACH FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED LDG GEAR INOP CAUTION ILLUMINATED. ALTERNATE EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE AIRPORT. TROUBLESHOOTING BELOW CONFIRMED FAULT, TRACED TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT WITH THE NLG DOOR CLOSED SENSOR: THE NGDRCL SENSOR WAS OPEN CIRCUIT CONFIRMED BY USE OF A MULTI METER. WITH ORIGINAL HARNESS INSTALLED AND DOORS OPEN THE AMBER DOOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WITH THE LDG GEAR INOP CAUTION ILLUMINATED HARNESS DISCONNECTED AND NEW HARNESS SLAVED IN, LDG INOP CAUTION EXTINGUISHED , TARGET PLACED IN FRONT OF SENSOR AND AMBER LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ORIGINAL HARNESS RE CONNECTED AND AMBER DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE LDG INOP LIGHT.