SDR 98ZZZX2464

Service difficulty report · Breaker · Piper PA24250

Difficulty date
June 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA24250
Part
Breaker
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN. GEAR REMAINED IN WHEEL WELL. PILOT USED EMERGENCY SYSTEM TO LOWER GEAR. LANDING FINE. AFTER A LENGTHY TROUBLESHOOT, DETERMINED THE GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD CONDUCT CURRENT IN A NO-LOAD SITUATION. UPON PLACING LANDING GEAR SELECTOR IN UP POSITION, CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS STOPPING ALMOST ALL CURRENT FLOW WITH NO BREAKER TRIPPING. REPLACED 30-AMP CIRCUIT BRE AKER, GEAR CYCLES FINE.

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