Service difficulty report · Pin · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
April 14, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
8,130 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Pin
Part number
487155
Condition
Bent
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT COULD NOT MOVE MLG HANDLE TO RETRACT MLG. TRIED SELECTING GEAR DOWN & WIGGLING HANDLE BUT STILL UNABLE TO RETRACT. PILOT REQUESTED RETURN TO BASE & AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING NOTICED MLG HORN SOUNDING CONTINUOUSLY, AIRCRAFT BROUGHT TO A STOP ON RUNWAY & MX NOTIFIED TO TOW ACFT FROM RUNWAY. MX PROCEEDED TO RUNWAY, COMPLETED A MLG INSPECTION TO ENSURE ALL 3 GEAR IN A SAFE & LOCKED POSITION THEN TOWED ACFT TO HANGAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION MLG ANTI-RETRACTION SOLENOID PLUNGER PIN FOUND BENT & RESTRICTING ITS RETRACTION HINDERING THE SELECTION OF GEAR UP WITH HANDLE. SOLENOID WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE SOLENBOID AND F/C. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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