Service difficulty report · Bracket · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 5, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
13,790 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Bracket
Part number
40616002
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg Uplock
Part time
13,866 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) PILOTS REPORT LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT STAYS ON OCCASIONALLY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AND RECYCLE. MX INSP FOUND RT MLG UPLOCK HOOK AFT SUPPORT BRACKET PN 40616-002 CRACKED. CRACK EXTENDED 1" FROM INBD EDGE OF BRACKET TOWARDS OTBD EDGE OF BRACKET, ALONG AND JUST ABOVE THE UPLOCK HOOK PIVOT BOLT HOLE RADIUS. THIS ALLOWS UPLOCK HOOK ENOUGH PLAY AND MOVEMENT TO MISS MLG UPLOCK ROLLER DURING RETRACTION. SUPPORT BRACKET WAS REPLACED AND LG SWING CHECKED OPS NOW NORMAL.

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