Service difficulty report · Wire · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
October 25, 2011
Submitted
October 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N262AG
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3120
Aircraft time
13,999 hours, 11,458 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg Actuator
Part time
13,999 hours
Component
Actuator
Component part number
185005
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND NEVER GOT A GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS SUGGESTED THAT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. ACFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. TROUBLESHOOTING BY MX FOUND WIRE ON LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS STARTING TO BREAK CAUSING INTERMITTENT POWER TO THE DOWN LIGHT. A NEW SWITCH WAS INSTALLED, AND ALL GEAR CHECKS WERE SAT.