SDR 95ZZZX2730

Service difficulty report · Spring · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
May 19, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N83RA
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft serial
31638
Part
Spring
Part number
756265
Condition
Broken
Location
Door Actuator
Part time
100 hours
Component
Ozone · 455946
Stage of operation
IN
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

AIRCRAFT OPERATOR REPORTED A GEAR DOOR COULD POSSIBLY BE OPEN. TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES IN MM FOLLOWED, BUT NO FAULT FOUND. GEAR WAS RETRACTED WITH MANUAL PUMP AND RT DOOR OPENED. TROUBLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN THE DOOR ACTUATOR. WHEN IT WAS DISASSEMBLED, THE LOCK SPRING WAS IN 5 PIECES. THIS ACTUATOR HAD THE SEALS, SPRING, AND LOCKING BALLS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 100 HOURS PRIOR. SPRING AND SEALS REPLACED, AND ADJUSTMENTS MADE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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