Service difficulty report · Hinge · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
September 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Part
Hinge
Part number
466522
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Door
Component
4752932
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, 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) AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT. GEAR CYCLED DOWN, BUT UNABLE TO GET 3 GREENS. GEAR MANUALLY LOWERED, AND THEN 3 GREENS. THE LEFT GEAR INNER DOOR, FORWARD HINGE WAS FOUND BROKEN IN HALF. HINGE WAS OF THE IMPROVED TYPE CALLED FOR IN SB 682 AND AD 80-26-05. THESE RELIEVED THE RECURRENT INSPECTION REQUIREMENT.

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