What was found
(CAN) RIGHT OUTBOARD GEAR DOOR APPEARED LOOSE. FORWARD HINGE BROKEN. A CRACK HAD ORIGINATED IN THE INNER RADIUS OF THE ELBOW SECTION. CRACK APPEARED TO HAVE RUN 3/4 WAY THROUGH BEFORE IT FAILED.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC4YR2
- System (JASC)
- 5280 · Landing Gear Doors
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 4199400
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Mlg Door
- Part time
- 8,535 hours
- Component
- 4205900
- 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.