Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Gulstm GVSPG550

Difficulty date
February 1, 2018
Submitted
February 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518QS
Make and model
Gulstm GVSPG550
Aircraft serial
5075
Aircraft time
12,717 hours, 4,429 cycles
Part
Ground Wire
Part number
E3019E
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT MLG FAILED TO RETRACT WITH CMC CODE 32415BTMS. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS. ALL GEAR WENT UP AND LOCKED BUT THE RH GEAR CARTOON DISPLAY SHOWED STILL DOWN AND AMBER IN COLOR. PER FIM, TROUBLESHOT WIRING ON RT GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND FOUND BROKEN GROUND WIRE ON STUD E3019E IN RT WHEEL WELL. REPAIRED WIRE IAW FIM MANUAL 32-60-00 AND PERFORMED GEAR CYCLING. OPS CHECK WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED IAW AMM 32-00-00. DOWN JACKED AIRCRAFT AND PUT IN NORMAL CONFIGURATION.