Service difficulty report · Rib · Piper PA31310

Difficulty date
January 22, 2004
Submitted
February 10, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N131PJ
Make and model
Piper PA31310
Aircraft serial
317912030
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Rib
Part number
45467016017
Condition
Corroded
Location
Mlg Ww
Part time
5,052 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.

What was found

REPORTED OCCASIONAL GEAR CYCLING PROBLEM. INSPECTED LANDING GEAR AND FOUND RIBS (WHICH ARE IN THE LT AND RT MAIN GEAR WHEEL WELLS) TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED. MOUNTED ON THIS RIBS IS THE BRACKET FOR THE UPLOCK LATCH SWITCH. THERE WAS ENOUGH MOVEMENT IN THE RIBS THAT SWITCH CONTACT BECAME AN ISSUE. BOTH RIBS WERE REPLACED . SOME OF PROBLEMS MIGHT BE CORRECTED BY INSTALLING KIT, WHICH C/W AND CHANGED THE GEAR PUSH-PULL TUBES TO CABLES INSTEAD. THIS WAS ALSO DONE. REMOVED OLD PUSH-PULL TUBES, WHICH WERE CORRODED. (NE01200402913)

More about the Piper PA-31-310