Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
January 17, 2012
Submitted
January 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N115AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC2
Aircraft time
25,858 hours, 55,053 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Corroded
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE RED "GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT" IN THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE NEVER EXTINGUISHED. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE ACFT WAS LANDED AND RETURNED TO BASE. MX PERSONNEL FOUND THE A CONNECTOR PLUG AND WIRING ASSOCIATED WITH THE NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH WAS CORRODED. THE UPLOCK SWITCH, CONNECTOR PLUG AND WIRING WERE REPLACED AND THE SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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