Service difficulty report · Wire · Swrngn SA226T

Difficulty date
September 7, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226T
Aircraft time
6,213 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) ALL 3 GEAR LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE ON GEAR DOWN SELECTION AND GEAR LIGHTS FAILED TO TEST WHEN TESTED IN FLIGHT. AFTER 2 GEAR CYCLES AND WHEN INDICATOR BOX TAPPED ALL 3 LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. SYS INSPECTED AND A BROKEN WIRE WAS FOUND INSIDE GEAR INDICATOR BOX THAT CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE OR TEST.