Service difficulty report · Tube · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
April 6, 2000
Submitted
July 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Aircraft time
649 hours
Propeller
Mcauly B2D34C214
Part
Tube
Part number
560244501
Condition
Bent
Location
Belly
Part time
84,400 hours
Component
Landing Gear Ret
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) TUBE BENT IN PARTIAL GEAR UP LANDING AND THEN FAILED TO GIVE DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION (FIG. 44-22). LIMIT SWITCH LUG (FIG. 44-27) FAILED TO CONTACT SWITCH EVEN WHEN GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. FACTORY SAID 20 TUBE ASSYS SOLD IN RECENT PAST AND 10 MORE ON ORDER. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED LIMIT SWITCHES SHOULD BE IN DIFFERENT LOCATION FOR POSITIVE INDICATION.

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