Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Piper PA23160

Difficulty date
July 8, 2005
Submitted
July 8, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA23160
Engine
Lyc IO360A1A
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
No Indication
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT DID NOT HAVE A GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE GEAR ON HIS FINAL APPROACH. ATC WAS NOTIFIED AND A VISUAL WAS CONFIRMED THAT HIS NOSE GEAR WAS IN A DOWN ATTITUDE. NO INFORMATION WAS GIVEN UPON HOW MANY TIMES THE GEAR WAS CYCLED IF AT ALL. PILOT LANDED UNEVENTFUL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT ON JACKS , GEAR WAS CYCLED , AND AN ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE TO COMPENSATE FOR NORMAL WEAR.

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