Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 14, 2014
Submitted
April 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31704
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UB12
Aircraft time
37,008 hours, 49,924 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON APPROACH AT TLPC PILOT SELECTED LG DOWN, LG FAILED TO DEPLOY & THREE GREEN LIGHT LG POSITION INDICATORS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. PILOT TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO CYCLE GEAR WITH SAME RESULTS, AT THAT TIME PILOT DECIDED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LG. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY EXTENDING LG & RECEIVING THREE GREEN DOWN & LOCK INDICATOR LIGHTS, PILOT LANDED AT TPLC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED DAMAGED WIRE ON LT MLG ACTUATOR SWITCH. R & R LT MLG ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-30-10-201. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF LG SYS WERE NORMAL.

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