Service difficulty report · Tire · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
August 2, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Engine
Thielt TAE12501
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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) LT MLG WOULD NOT EXTEND DURING APPROACH. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH GEAR RETRACTED AND ENGINES SHUTDOWN. ACFT WAS HOISTED INTO AIR, GEAR LOWERED AND LOCKED, ACFT TAXIED TO RAMP AND SECURED. TYPICAL DAMAGE TO ACFT FOR A WHEELS RETRACTED LANDING.

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