Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
January 30, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg Handle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF NORMALLY, BUT WHEN THE LG WAS SELECTED UP, A GEAR DISAGREE CAUTION MSG WAS TRIGGERED, WITH ALL 3 GEARS STILL SHOWING DOWN & LOCKED. ACFT TURNED AROUND & THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LG CONTROL HANDLE CONNECTOR S125 HAD 1 WIRE NOT POSITIVELY LOCKED IN SOCKET 2E. UPON DISASSEMBLY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WRONG PIN HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THIS WIRE. THE PROPER TERMINATION WAS INSTALLED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.