What was found
(CAN) LANDING GEAR UPLOCK FROZEN. WOULD NOT RELEASE TO LOWER GEAR. A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS COMPLETED. AIRCRAFT GEAR INSPECTED AND RE-LUBRICATED. FLIGHTS SINCE THEN HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- December 2, 2003
- Submitted
- January 5, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Aircraft time
- 14,770 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A1B
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE2YR2
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Uplock
- Condition
- Frozen
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.