Service difficulty report · Wire · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
July 27, 2013
Submitted
July 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N42836
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
200
Aircraft time
38,831 hours, 47,313 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW121
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY. THREE RED UNLOCKED INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY AND 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION WITH NO RED UNLOCK LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LANDED NORMALLY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT FRAME 27 HYD PUMP BAY TO PIN B AT 13GA LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AND PERFORMED NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION FUNCTION AND FOUND BOTH TO PERFORM NORMALLY.

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