What was found
DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SPRINGS WERE WORN 80 PERCENT OF THE WAY THROUGH WHERE THEY CONNECT TO THE LANDING GEAR.
- Difficulty date
- April 21, 2003
- Submitted
- April 21, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3811T
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R180
- Aircraft serial
- 28R30126
- Aircraft time
- 8,066 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A1A
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 67203000
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Downlock
- Part time
- 8,066 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.