What was found
PILOT NOTICED THE GEAR REQUIRED CYCLING TWICE BEFORE THE UP AND LOCKED LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. INSPECTION AFTER LANDING FOUND BELCRANK THAT ATTACHES TO INBOARD DOOR LOWER PUSH/PULL TUBE WAS CRACKED ALLOWING DOOR TO FALL OPEN.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6899L
- Make and model
- Piper PA60602P
- Aircraft serial
- 608365011
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- 400088002
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Gear Door
- 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.