Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
March 29, 2012
Submitted
April 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31705
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UB60
Aircraft time
30,561 hours, 42,352 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Squat Switch
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. USED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED DAMAGED AND CHAFED WIRING AT THE RIGHT GEAR SQUAT SWITCH CONNECTOR PLUG. WIRES WERE REPAIRED PER THE AWM, AND GEAR FUNCTION TESTED GOOD SEVERAL TIMES.

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