Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
October 5, 2006
Submitted
October 9, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK108
Aircraft time
4,567 hours, 3,838 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CYVV - WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED THE CREW DID NOT RECEIVE A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE GEAR INDICATION BULB TESTED GOOD. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN KALB WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRING AT SWITCH S017, AND SERVICED THE GEAR ALTERNATE EXTENSION NITROGEN BOTTLE. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED WHEN SEVERAL SWING CYCLES OF THE LANDING GEAR WERE PERFORMED.

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