Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
September 24, 2015
Submitted
September 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57PB
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0300
Aircraft time
22,803 hours, 45,425 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Actuator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN DURING NORMAL OR EMER EXTENSION. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR EXTENSION & RETRACTION SYS & FOUND NLG ACTUATOR GND WIRE BROKEN AT RING TERMINAL. ATTACHED NEW RING TERMINAL TO NLG ACTUATOR GND WIRE IAW 402C WDM CH 20-10-04. ROUTED & REATTACHED GND WIRE TO BULKHEAD IAW 402C WDM CH 20-10-02. PERFORMED LG FUNCTIONAL CHECK IAW 402C MM CH 32-00-00. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD AT THE TIME. SERVICED LG EMER BLOW DOWN BOTTLE IAW 402C MM CH 12-10-06.

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