Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 14, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
15,758 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
15,838 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) LEFT GEAR WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCK DESPITE NUMEROUS EXTENSION ATTEMPTS AND EMERGENCY HAND PUMPING. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR BULBS TESTED SERVICEABLE. NO IN-TRANSIT LIGHT AND HANDLE RETURNED TO DOWN NEUTRAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. BROKEN WIRE FOUND @ CONNECTOR E314 BEHIND PILOT SIDE DASH. OLD PINS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND BROKEN WIRE TERMINATED AT CONNECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS CARRIED OUT AND GEAR DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY.

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