Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
November 10, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Engine
Cont LTSIO360E
Propeller
Hartzl BHCC2YF2
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) LEFT LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT MICROSWITCH WIRE BUNDLE BROKE AT TOP OF GEAR LEG CAUSING UNSAFE INDICATION OF LEFT GEAR. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH BOTH ENGINES FEATHERED.

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