SDR AU960414

Service difficulty report · Rod · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
February 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Part
Rod
Part number
4194902
Condition
Seized
Location
Lg Ext-Retract S
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.

What was found

(AUS) RH MAIN LANDING GEAR TELESCOPIC DOWNLOCK ROD SEIZED IN THE EXTENDED POSITION - THIS AREA OF THE ROD IS COVERED BY A RUBBERBOOT AND WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED AND THE BOOT CONTAINED A QUANTITY OF RED DUST - FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE NLGDOWNLOCK ROD WAS LACKING IN LUBRICATION AND BINDING BUT WAS NOT SEIZED

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