What was found
(CAN) LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FOR LANDING. PILOT HAD TO USE EMERGENCY MANUAL EXTENSION. AFTER TEARDOWN, FOUND BALL BEARINGS WORN AND JAMMED IN ACTUATOR HOUSING.
- Difficulty date
- January 26, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA30
- Engine
- Lyc IO320B1A
- System (JASC)
- 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Mlg Actuator
- Component
- 2185500
- Stage of operation
- DE
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.