What was found
(CAN) PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE LEFT GEAR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. MANY ATTEMPTS TRIED. MICROSWITCH BRACKET FOUND BROKEN. ALSO NOTED THAT BOLT P/N AN177-27 AT THE CENTER OF THE RETRACTION LINK WAS BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- October 26, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Engine
- Lyc IO540C4B5
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 3128700
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 10,054 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.