Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
April 9, 2017
Submitted
April 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N55EA
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600055
Aircraft time
9,008 hours, 9,149 cycles
Engine
Pwc JT15D5D
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Indication
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ENTERED DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY, EXTENDED GEAR AND RT MAIN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION (GREEN LIGHT) FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. EXTENDED GEAR AND INDICATION RESULT WAS THE SAME AS IT WAS ON APPROACH. A FLYBY WAS PERFORMED AND THE TOWER VISUALLY CONFIRMED THE THE RT MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN. INITIATED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTEND PROCEDURES AND LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. INDICATION PROBLEM ONLY. FOUND INTERMITTENT WIRE SPLICE. REMOVED AND REPLACE WITH NEW SPLICE. SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD.