What was found
(CAN) NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETACT AFTER TAKEOFF. ACFT PLACED ON JACKS AND INSPECTED. SQUAT SWITCH FOUND DEFECTIVE. SWITCH REPLACED AND GEAR SWING COMPLETED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 11, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200
- Aircraft time
- 6,869 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360C1E6
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Squat Switch
- Part number
- 1SE13
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 184 hours
- 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.