What was found
(CAN) - RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION FAILED IN FLIGHT. - PILOT RECYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT APPEARED TO WORK. - INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN DOWNLOCK SPRING.
- Difficulty date
- November 21, 2001
- Submitted
- February 5, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Aircraft time
- 8,171 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540C4B5
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 487312
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Downlock
- Component
- Landing Gear · Piper
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- L
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.