Service difficulty report · Arm · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
February 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Arm
Part number
47042000
Condition
Sheared
Location
Mlg
Part time
7,975 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB, PILOTS SELECTED GEAR UP AND HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE. IT WAS THEN NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED AND THREE GREEN AND NEUTRAL WERE OBSERVED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SAFELY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ACTUATOR ARM AND ROD END WERE SHEARED OFF, AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND.

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