Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
November 29, 2011
Submitted
November 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205CA
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC103
Aircraft time
30,024 hours, 44,905 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg C/B Panel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT OF A FERRY FLIGHT, CREW ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. GEAR LIGHTS REMAINED IN THE DOWN AND 3 GREEN POSITION. ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. CREW PERFORMED A FLY BY OF THE TOWER, WHO ADVISED IT APPEARED THE RT GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. PERFORMED THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION ITEMS IN THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED A SECOND FLY-BY, TOWER ADVISED ALL GEAR TO BE IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. ACFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT AND SHUTDOWN ON THE NEAREST TAXIWAY. MX TROUBLESHOT ACFT AND FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT CIRCUIT BREAKER (CB107) ON THE LANDING GEAR PANEL. MX REPAIRED THE WIRE AND OPS GEAR SWINGS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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