Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Piper PA34220T

Difficulty date
July 28, 2000
Submitted
August 30, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA34220T
Aircraft time
848 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO360KB
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C508
Part
Ground Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Terminal End
Part time
866 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THIS AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A PARTIAL GEAR UP LANDING ON JUNE 19, 2000. TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO CYEG FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIR. NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE. INSPECTION BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT REVEALED THAT THE STAKON TERMINAL END ON THE HYDRAULIC PUMP ELECTRIC MOTOR GROUND WIRE WAS CRIMPED OVER THE INSULATION WITH ONLY ONE OR TWO STRANDS OF WIRE MAKING CONTACT. GROUND CONTACT COULD BE MADE OR BROKEN SIMPLY BY FLEXING THE WIRE AT THE STAKON TERMINAL END. HIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE MALFUNCTION. IT APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLATION.

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