What was found
REFERENCE, AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. DURING EMERGENCY LANDING, GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS THE GEAR BE OVERHAULED EVERY 5 YEARS, OR BE PULLED AND INSPECTED EVERY 2 YEARS.
- Difficulty date
- December 15, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5WK
- Make and model
- Piper PA30
- Aircraft serial
- 301853
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 25720003
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 4,950 hours
- 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.