SDR GAIA9887

Service difficulty report · Wire · Cvac 240D

Difficulty date
September 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N94279
Make and model
Cvac 240D
Aircraft serial
101
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

KHA - FLT 524 - MEM-IND. ON APPROACH TO IND AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN, THE DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE LANDING GEAR UNLOCKED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WAS SOUNDING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE CREW FOLLOWED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENTION PROCEDURES AND A FLYBY WAS MADE PAST THE TOWER. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. INVESTIGATION FOUND A LOOSE WIRE ON THE LANDING GEAR LEVER MICROSWITCH IN THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE WIRE WAS RECONNECTED AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED OK PER THE CV MAINTENANCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)