Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
July 6, 2017
Submitted
July 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365EA
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600107
Aircraft time
11,032 hours, 8,875 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT, CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN. RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. NO OTHER, NO GEAR DOWN, INDICATIONS. CREW DELAYED LANDING UNTIL ALL CHECKLISTS, NORMAL/ ABNORMAL/EMERGENCY WERE COMPLETED. THIS INCLUDED PERFORMING EMERGENCY BLOW DOWN CHECK LIST. PRIOR TO LANDING, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SQUAWK. TROUBLESHOT TO FIND BROKEN WIRE FROM "A" P64 TO SP21. MAINTENANCE REPLACED WIRE. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY GEAR SWINGS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.