SDR 2003F00178

Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA32R300

Difficulty date
April 1, 2003
Submitted
April 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA32R300
Aircraft serial
32R7680084
Aircraft time
12,538 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SELECTED GEAR UP AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. ABOUT 1/2 WAY THROUGH FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED. IT WOULD NOT RESET. RESET THE BREAKER AND THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. A BROKEN WIRE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE LEFT WHEEL WELL THAT OPERATED THE SQUAT SWITCH AND IT HAD ELECTRICALLY SHORTED. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY ON JACKS. FAR 43.9 WAS COMPLIED WITH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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