Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech A100

Difficulty date
November 29, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Indicator
Component
1003810061
Stage of operation
AP
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) AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH WHEN AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN , THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DID NOT HELP. THE GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED AFTER THE COMPLETION OF EACH ATTEMPT. A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS CARRIED OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN WIRE AT THE DOWN LIMIT SWITCH. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, THE BROKEN WIRE WAS MOMENTARILY CONNECTED TO THE SWITCH AND THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED.

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