Service difficulty report · Switch · Piper PA28R200

Difficulty date
August 24, 2017
Submitted
November 14, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N33759
Make and model
Piper PA28R200
Aircraft serial
28R7535188
Part
Switch
Part number
67411004
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Landing Gear
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING. PILOT DID NOT HAVE RIGHT GEAR DOWN INDICATION. INITIATED EMERGENCY OVERRIDE LEVER. STILL NO GREEN DOWN LOCK INDICATION ON RIGHT GEAR. DISCOVERED POSITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY ON ONE SIDE OF SWITCH, SIDE THAT CONTROLS LIGHT IS STILL OPERATIONAL, SIDE THAT CONTROLS HYDRAULIC POWER IS FAULTY. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SHUTS OFF PRIOR TO GEAR FULL EXTENSION. ENCOUNTERED THIS SITUATION NO LESS THAN FOUR TIMES ON DIFFERENT ACFT WITH IN THE SAME SERIES IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. HAD A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WITH PILOT IN REGARDS TO HIS TRAINING PROCEDURES IN THIS SITUATION. HE DID NOT ATTEMPT A RECYCLE OF THE LANDING GEAR. FOLLOWING MY OPINION ONLY: MAYBE AMEND POH TO INCLUDE RECYCLE OF GEAR AND OR BEFORE ENGAGING OVERRIDE/EMER EXTENSION. THAT GEAR BE IN FULL UP POSITION FOR EMER SYSTEM TO PERFORM PROPERLY. ALSO, MAYBE LOOK INTO CHANGING POSITION SWITCHES FROM ON CONDITION TO TIME LIMIT ITEM.

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