Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
November 10, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Wire
Part number
487862
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
13,907 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
H, N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH TO DESTINATION AIRPORT, PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND FAILED TO GET INDICATION THAT THE MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE GEAR WAS SELECTED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE FAILED LEFT MAIN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION STAYING EXTINGUISHED. INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED THE GEAR WAS LOCKED, BUT A BROKEN WIRE CAUSED THE GREEN LAMP TO FAIL.

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