Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
December 17, 2015
Submitted
December 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
383
Aircraft time
35,166 hours, 39,173 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
D23198000
Part serial
SM167
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLIGHT 8663, AIR TURN BACK, DISCREPANCY SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE LG HANDLE COULD NOT BE MOVED TO RETRACT GEAR. IN ADDITION, ATC WAS NOT RECEIVING ANY TRANSPONDER SIGNAL. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN, NO EMER WAS DECLARED. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL HARNESSES ON RIGHT MAIN WERE FOUND BAD RENDERING BOTH WEIGH-ON-WHEELS SWITCHES INOPERATIVE. BOTH PROX SWITCH 1 AND 2 HARNESSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE GEAR RETRACTS NORMALLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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