Service difficulty report · Wire · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
March 17, 2017
Submitted
March 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962AE
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
962
Aircraft time
30,061 hours, 38,880 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Mlg Downlock
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING DECENT, SELECTED GEAR DOWN. THE GEAR DOWN AND INTRANSIT INDICATIONS DID NOT ACTIVATE AT GEAR EXTENSION. REQUESTED A FLY-BY OF THE CONTROL TOWER TO VERIFY GEAR POSITION. THE TOWER REPORTED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. DURING PREPARATION TO LAND, DISCOVERED THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TRIPPED. RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR INDICATED ALL THREE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. NOTIFIED THE TOWER. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. DURING INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND A CHAFED WIRE ON RIGHT DOWN LOCK SWITCH. REPAIRED THE WIRE AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY GEAR SWINGS.