Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
February 13, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
7,951 hours
Engine
Lyc O360E1A6D
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Downlock Switch
Part time
7,963 hours
Component
Downlock Switch
Component part number
8640902
Stage of operation
NR
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) ACFT HAD NO LT GEAR INDICATION. A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS CARRIED OUT & THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGER AS A PRECAUTION. UPON INVESTIGATION MAINTENANCE FOUND BROKEN WIRES ON THE LT DOWN LOCK SAFETY SWITCH, PN: 86409-02. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED, SWITCH WAS THEN INSTALLED, RIGGED, WITH SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS C/O IAW MM CHAPTER 32 . SYS FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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