Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
April 28, 2019
Submitted
May 1, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N210CM
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600369
Aircraft time
10,125 hours, 10,097 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

1) ON APPROACH WITH LANDING GEAR SELECTED DOWN THE 3 DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHTS DIDN'T ILLUMINATE 2) CREW ABORTED APPROACH TO ASSESS SITUATION 3)CREW FOUND 2 AMP LANDING GEAR WARNING CB TRIPPED. CREW ATTEMPTED ONE TIME RESET FOR CHECKLIST AND DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE CB TRIPPED AGAIN. 4)CREW PERFORMED FLY BY OF TOWER, TOWER AND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAITING TO DEPART VISUALLY OBSERVED LANDING GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED 5) CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED WITH LANDING. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. 6) STERLING AVIATION MAINTENANCE CONTROL CONTACTED TO TROUBLESHOOT. 7) PERFORMED 10 PLUS LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, EXTENSION CYCLES WITH NORMAL OPERATION, CB DIDN'T TRIP. INSPECTED UPLOCK AND DOWNLOCK SWITCHES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WIRING. NO DEFECTS NOTED. COMPLETED UPLOCK AND DOWNLOCK SWITCH PARALLELING CIRCUIT TESTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. 8) TECHNICIANS ARE CONTINUING TROUBLESHOOTING EFFORTS. SUPPLEMENTAL: TECHNICIANS TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WIRE HARNESS CHAFING ON HYDRAULIC LINE. REPAIRED WIRING. OPS CHECKED GOOD.