Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 99

Difficulty date
November 13, 2019
Submitted
November 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N52RP
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U210
Aircraft time
26,061 hours, 39,727 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Mlg Control
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH INTO KABQ THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND, THE CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED IMMEDIATELY AFTER LOWERING HE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE TO THE GEAR DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND TO INVESTIGATE THE DISCREPANCY. THE PILOT PERFORMED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, RECEIVED A THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION AND LANDED AT KABQ WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE IN KABQ PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS ON JACKS AND DUPLICATED THE DISCREPANCY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED GEAR DOWN FROM KABQ TO THE AMERIFLIGHT MAINTENANCE BASE AT KPHX. AMF MAINTENANCE FOUND A SHORTED WIRE IN THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT, REPAIRED SHORTED WIRE, GEAR SWINGS WERE COMPLETED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY,

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