Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA34200

Difficulty date
April 29, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA34200
Aircraft time
27,329 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360C1E6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH TO LANDING, THE RT MAIN GEAR "DOWN AND LOCKED" LIGHT WAS UNSERVICEABLE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED 3 TIMES BUT THE LIGHT JUST FLICKERED. THE PILOT THEN HAD THE CONTROL TOWER CHECK AND CONFIRM THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. A NORMAL LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT, BUT THE LIGHT STAYED OFF. ON INSP LATER, MX FOUND A CHAFED WIRE AT THE RT GEAR LIGHT SOCKET. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS CARRIED OUT WITHOUT FURTHER FAULT.

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