SDR 97ZZZX634

Service difficulty report · Power Pack · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
December 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N40571
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
277405313
Part
Power Pack
Part number
31800002
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Nlg
Part time
6,206 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PART 91 TRAINING FLIGHT. ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT, PILOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR LEVER DOWN. LANDING GEAR WENT DOWN, BUT DID NOT GET A GREEN (NOSE DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT). THE PILOT RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN, BUT, AGAIN, NO NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT. THE PILOT VERIFIED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN WITH (GEAR VERIFICATION MIRROR). HE LANDED NORMALLY, ON LANDING THE NOSE GREEN LIGHT CAME ON. POWER PACK BYPASSING INTERNALLY.

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