Service difficulty report · Arm · Piper PA24180

Difficulty date
September 11, 2016
Submitted
February 23, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5652P
Make and model
Piper PA24180
Aircraft serial
24723
Aircraft time
6,693 hours
Part
Arm
Part number
210202
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

PILOT REPORTED IT WAS ON, OR JUST AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, HE FELT THE RT MLG COLLAPSE CAUSING THE RT WING TIP TO DRAG ON THE RWY. THE SIDE-LOADING ON THE LT MLG CAUSED IT AND THE NLG TO COLLAPSE AS WELL. PILOT INITIALLY REPORTED A GREEN LIGHT PRIOR TO LANDING INDICATING ALL THREE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. MX INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN RT OUTBOARD GEAR RETRACTION ARM. THE ARM ATTACHES TO A CABLE THAT HOLDS THE OVERCENTER MECHANISM IN PLACE WHILE THE GEAR IS EXTENDED. WHEN THE ARM BROKE IT ALLOWED THE RT MLG TO COME OUT OF THE OVERCENTER POSITION AND COLLAPSE. THE CABLE ALSO HOLDS THE NLG OVERCENTER MECHANISM IN PLACE WHICH RESULTED IN THE NLG COLLAPSE AND THE LT MLG COLLAPSE FROM SIDE LOADING.

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