SDR 96ZZZM841

Service difficulty report · Arm · Piper PA31T3

Difficulty date
April 2, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314SC
Make and model
Piper PA31T3
Aircraft serial
31T8275007
Part
Arm
Part number
4204202
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
6,135 hours
Component
4027917
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPART, WHILE RETRACTING THE L/G THE CREW NOTED THAT THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL. SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND NOTED THAT THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND THE RT MAIN DOWN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. MX AND OPERATIONS WERE NOTIFIED BY RADIO AND A FLYBY WAS REQUESTED AND EXECUTED. DURING THE FLYBY IT WAS DETERMINED BY GRD OBSERVERS THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND APPEARED LOCKED. THE CREW WAS ADVISED TO UTILIZE THE EMERG AIR BLOWDOWN SYSTEM TO PROVIDE POSITIVE PRESS TO THE DOWN SYS IN CASE THE MECH LOCK WAS NOT ENGAGED, AND ADVISED TO CALL FOR THE EQUIP AND LAND AND STOP ON RUNWAY TO ALLOW MX TO ENSURE GEAR WAS MECH LOCKED DOWN.

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