What was found
PILOT REPORTED GEAR UNLOCKED INDICATION WITH GEAR RETRACTED. INVESTIGATION FOUND ENGINE MOUNT TUBE BROKEN JUST ABOVE RIGHT DRAG BRACE MOUNT. WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED, MOUNT FLEXED NOT ALLOWING UPLOCK SWITCH CONTROL. (X)
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2000
- Submitted
- June 20, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N175ND
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R201
- Aircraft serial
- 2837029
- System (JASC)
- 7120 · Engine Mount Section
- Part
- Mount
- Part number
- 6711957
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rt Drag Brace
- Part time
- 8,696 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.