Service difficulty report · Pin · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
November 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Part
Pin
Condition
Broken
Location
Bs 111.5
Part time
7,393 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) PASSENGER DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MUCH TROUBLE TO FIND THAT A PIN IN A BLOCK CONNECTOR UNDER AND BEHIND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND SWITCH PANEL HAD BROKEN. THIS PIN CONNECTS WIRES L54EE TO L57ED AND RUNS UNDER SOME UPHOLSTERY TO REAR OF AIRCRAFT.

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