What was found
LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY FREE-FALL VALVE FOUND TO BE LEAKING INTERNALLY, GEAR WILL NOT HOLD PRESSURE AND CONTINUES TO DROP FROM RETRACTED POSITION.
- Difficulty date
- October 12, 2026
- Submitted
- October 13, 2026
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N864AT
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496622
- Aircraft time
- 417 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Safety Valve
- Part number
- 492303
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 700
- Part time
- 417 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.