Service difficulty report · Wire · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
November 30, 2022
Submitted
December 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
170
Aircraft time
34,588 hours, 39,115 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FLT. 7584 FSD-RAP DISCREPANCY: DURING APPROACH, DUE TO LACK OF ANY GEAR INDICATION ON THE PRIMARY INDICATOR ALONG WITH A GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION ON THE SECONDARY INDICATOR THE CREW DID A MISSED APPROACH, RAN THE QRH AND FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES. THE LDG GEAR CTL & PRIM DET SYS SPLY & IND CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED BACK TO RAP FOR MAINTENANCE. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE FOUND A CHAFED WIRE. REPAIRED CHAFFED WIRE 6016 TO PIN C OF THE SELECTOR VALVE CONNECTOR PLUG. GEAR SWING GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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