Service difficulty report · Mount · Piper PA28R201

Difficulty date
September 30, 1999
Submitted
June 21, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28R201
Aircraft serial
28R7737139
Part
Mount
Part number
6711957
Condition
Broken
Location
Aft Drag Strut
Part time
7,476 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND MOUNT BROKEN AT DRAG STRUT ATTACH POINT ON RIGHT SIDE. PILOT HAD NOTED THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS COMING ON ONLY DURING DESCENT. THE MICROSWITCH FOR THE UNSAFE LIGHT IS MOUNTED ABOVE THE BROKEN AREA. WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED AND TORQUE WENT DOWN, THE MOUNT SEPARATED AND THE SWITCH WAS NOT CONTACTING. THIS BROKEN AREA IS THE WEAKEST PART OF THE MOUNT AND MAY HAVE BEEN BROKEN FROM A HARD LANDING ON NOSE. (X)

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