Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
December 4, 1999
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
5,224 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Mlg Selector
Part time
4,932 hours, 7,402 cycles
Component
Landing Gear Se
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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) DURING CRUISE THE 2 AMP MLG CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND WASN''T ABLE TO RESET. EXTENSIVE TESTING COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. THE LANDING GEAR RELAY WAS REPLACED AND FAULT REAPPEARED ON TEST FLIGHT. EXTENSIVE INSPECTION OF WIRING FROM THE C/B TO THE LANDING GEAR SERVICE VALVE WAS CRRIED OUT.MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE WIRE WAS CHAFFED UNDERNEATH THE CABIN ENTRANCE FLOOR AT THE JUNCTION OFTHE FLOOR AND WALL.

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