Service difficulty report · Arm · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
January 11, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
7,105 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Arm
Part number
4204200
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKE-OFF, CREW SELECTED LANDING GEAR UP. RT MAIN LANDING GEAR STILL INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED AFTER RETRACTION. CREWS SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND ALL GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS NOTED BY CREW. VISUAL INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM CARRIED OUT. FOUND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ARM P/N 42042-00 BROKEN. THIS PART ORIGINAL CRACK LOCATION NOT POSSIBLE TO BE INSPECTED OR FOUND WITH OUT COMPLETE DISMANTLE OF RETRACTION SYSTEM. RETRACTION ACTUATOR ROD END P/N 762-554 ALSO DAMAGED.

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