What was found
(AUS) LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SOLENOID STRIKER PIN BENT. NOSE LANDING GEAR INADVERTANTLY RETRACTED DURING TAXI CAUSING MAJOR ENGINE, PROPELLER AND AIRFRAME DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- May 3, 2002
- Submitted
- June 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A2B
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 3234 · Landing Gear Selector
- Part
- Solenoid
- Part number
- L3011
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Mlg Selector
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.