Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
October 13, 2026
Submitted
October 14, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N869AT
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496627
Aircraft time
283 hours
Part
Squat Switch
Part number
89291004
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 700
Part time
263 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.

What was found

THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE/INOPERATIVE RESULTING IN A SAFETY CONCERN. IF SOMEONE WERE TO ACCIDENTALLY SELECT GEAR UP WHILE ON THE GROUND, THE GEAR WOULD RETRACT. THE FUNCTION OF THE SWITCH IS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. THERE WAS NOTHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THE SWITCH FROM VISUAL INSPECTION AND IT WAS RIGGED CORRECTLY.

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