What was found
AFTER DEPARTING LCK SELECTED GEAR UP BUT THE RIGHT GEAR DID NOT RETRACT, RETURNED TO LCK. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FORK BOLT ON THE UNLOCK CABLE WAS BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORK BOLT, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- May 10, 2011
- Submitted
- June 1, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N711LH
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 8152174
- Aircraft time
- 15,825 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- 41789000
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.