Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
January 26, 2017
Submitted
February 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N473FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
502
Aircraft time
1,490 hours, 1,124 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ABORTED APPROACH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO "NWS FAIL" CAS MESSAGE. CREW FLEW AROUND AIRPORT ONCE TO PERFORMED CHECKLIST ITEMS AND TRY TO CLEAR CAS MESSAGE. CAS MESSAGE FAILED TO CLEAR. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TAXIED OFF RUNWAY, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE TAXI AFTER THAT DUE TO NWS FAILURE. SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND DEFECTIVE NOSE GEAR WIRING HARNESS. REPLACED NOSE GEAR WIRING HARNESS. OPS AND EXTENSION/RETRACTION CHECKS WERE GOOD.