Service difficulty report · Wire · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
June 26, 2013
Submitted
July 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898PA
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
111
Aircraft time
8,945 hours
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg Downlock
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ACFT DEPARTED, AFTER SHORT VECTOR TO FINAL, CAPTAIN CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN AND NO INDICATION OF EXTENSION OCCURRED. CREW REQUESTED VECTOR TO SAFE AREA TO ASCERTAIN & DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. AFTER SERVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CYCLE GEAR, THE LOWERED GEAR USING " ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION" CHECKLIST AND LOWERED GEAR. AFTER LOW APPROACH & VERIFICATION BY TOWER OF GEARDOWN, CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY. ANALYSIS FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT RT MAIN GEAR DOWN & LOCK SWITCH. REPAIR COMPLETED. WIRE REPAIRED, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.