Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 500CESSNA

Difficulty date
September 18, 2013
Submitted
September 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N10FG
Make and model
Cessna 500CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5000295
Aircraft time
12,748 hours, 8,372 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
12,748 hours, 8,372 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO UNLOCK AND RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOTS ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE WITH NO EFFECT, RETURN TO POINT OF DEPARTURE WITH THEE GREEN LIGHTS, GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. PREVIOUS, MX ON INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY HAVE STRESSED WIRING BUNDLE AND LANDING GEAR SWITCH SOLDIER CONNECTIONS. REPAIR WAS MADE, LANDING GEAR TESTS AND A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. NO FURTHER MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED.