What was found
(CAN)RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR SAFE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. SAFE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND INVESTIGATION FOUND THE WIRES ON THE MICRO SWITCH HAD BEEN "SAWED THROUGH" BY A PLASTIC TIE WRAP AS THE GEAR CYC LED.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Engine
- Lyc O360A1H
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Micro Switch
- Part number
- 3674214
- Condition
- Wires Cut
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- Part time
- 172 hours
- Component
- 3674214
- Stage of operation
- DE
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- A, O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.