Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA32R300

Difficulty date
February 20, 2020
Submitted
March 20, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7677C
Make and model
Piper PA32R300
Aircraft serial
32R7680058
Aircraft time
4,435 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Pulled
Location
Dwonlock Switch
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LOWERING LANDING GEAR, LEFT MLG INDICATION WAS INOPERATIVE. A&P AMT DISCOVERED WIRE LEADING TO INDICATION SWITCH ON LEFT MLG WAS TOO SHORT AND HAD PULLED OUT OF SWITCH CAUSING THE INDICATION MALFUNCTION. LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.

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