Service difficulty report · Bolt · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
January 20, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
12,901 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN546
Condition
Corroded
Location
Mlg
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.

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH WHEN THE CREW COULD NOT GET A DOWN AND LOCKED (GREEN) INDICATION ON THE RT MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW LOCALLY AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FLEW TO ANOTHER AIRPORT FOR A TOWER FLYBY AND LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE RT MAIN GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT MAIN DOWN LOCK TO BE SLIGHTLY STIFF. SOME MOISTURE AND SLIGHT CORROSION WAS NOTED ON THE PIVOT BOLT FOR THE RT DOWNLOCK AND THE BOLT WAS REPLACED. BOTH MAIN DOWN LOCKS WERE REMOVED, CLEANED, INSPECTED, AND RE-LUBRICATED. SUBSEQUENT GEAR SWINGS WERE NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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