What was found
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED BROKEN WIRE GOING TO LEFT GEAR SAFETY SWITCH THEREBY NOT ALLOWING ANTI-RETRACT SOLENOID FROM WORKING.
- Difficulty date
- January 17, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N27508
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317852031
- System (JASC)
- 3297 · Landing Gear System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Landing Gear
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.