What was found
(CAN) SHEARED RIVET FOUND IN STRINGER ASSY. CAUSING FALSE GEAR INDICATION DUE TO FLEXING IN STRINGER. WHEN IN CONTACT WITH DOWNLOCK MICROSWITCH.
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2000
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA60600
- Aircraft time
- 3,142 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540K1J5
- System (JASC)
- 5713 · Wing, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Part number
- 200053505
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Wing
- Part time
- 3,153 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.