Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
November 7, 2011
Submitted
November 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC2
Aircraft time
26,234 hours, 34,808 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LANDING GEAR "IN TRANSIT" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND TAXIED BACK TO THE HANGAR. THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE LT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. MX DISCOVERED THAT A WIRE HAD COME LOOSE FROM A LANDING GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER. THOUGH THE CIRCUIT BREAKER APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONAL IT WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE LANDING GEAR WARNING SYS CHECKED GOOD THROUGH SUBSEQUENT GEAR SWINGS AND AN OPS CHECK FLIGHT.

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