Service difficulty report · Wire · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
March 7, 2017
Submitted
October 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2691W
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC655B
Aircraft time
27,588 hours, 32,855 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg Indication
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. MX ADJUSTED ACTUATOR LINKAGE, CLEANED AND LUBED ALL SWITCHES, THE PROBLEM REOCURRED. THE ROOT DEFECT WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY WIRING BETWEEN THE UNSAFE INDICATOR AND A TERMINAL STRIP FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEFECTIVE WIRING WAS REPLACED.