Service difficulty report · Wire · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
May 3, 2023
Submitted
May 4, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291DT
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1109
Aircraft time
7,999 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT HAD UNSAFE LH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATION. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LH DOWN LOCK MICRO SWITCH WIRE HAD BROKEN IN THE WHEEL WELL ABOVE ACTUATOR. WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.