Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech C99

Difficulty date
April 17, 2025
Submitted
April 18, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N193SU
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U193
Aircraft time
34,216 hours, 47,573 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN AUDIBLE SOUNDING IN FLIGHT WITH THE THREE GREEN DOWN AND SAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED TO DOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE OVERHEAD PANEL WAS GROUNDING OUT TO THE COVER OF THE SWITCH CAUSING THE HORN TO SOUND IN FLIGHT. THE WIRING WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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