What was found
(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP. THE RT GEAR STAYED LOCKED DOWN 3-5 MINUTES THEN RETRACTED AND LOCKED. SELECTED GEAR DOWN AGAIN WITH SAME PROBLEM RESULTING. INVESTIGATION FOUND A BROKEN RETRACT FORK. PART REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- March 19, 2000
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 15,010 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Fork
- Part number
- 4178900
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Mlg
- Component
- Landing Gear · Piper
- 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.