Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Beech 58

Difficulty date
June 13, 2007
Submitted
July 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770LA
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH517
Engine
Cont IO520C
Part
Ground Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
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

WHILE RETURNING, ON A REVENUE FLIGHT AND ARRIVING IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION. PILOT HEARD THE GEAR EXTEND, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A POSITIVE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION, NO GREEN LIGHTS. PILOT TOOK C/A TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF THE LANDING GEAR AND CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WAS INDEED DOWN BY PERFORMEING A FLYBY OF THE CONTROL TOWER. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN GROUND WIRE AND RETURNED THE AC TO SERVICE. (K)

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