Service difficulty report · Door · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
December 20, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft serial
7820038
Aircraft time
12,051 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Door
Part number
5452810
Condition
Cracked
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) INFLIGHT, THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE RED GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 210 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT ITS DESTINATION. UPON INSPECTION, THE INNER SKIN OF THE RIGHT OUTBOARD GEAR DOOR WAS FOUND CRACKED AND BENT INWARDS BY THE AIRFLOW. THE DOOR WAS REPLACED AND SATISFACTORY GEAR SWINGS WERE CARRIED OUT.

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