Service difficulty report · Bracket · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
December 3, 1999
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
10,319 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Part
Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Selector
Part time
10,002 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN THE PILOT TRIED TO LOWER THE WHEELS FOR LANDING, THE WHEELS DID NOT EXTEND. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS AND TRYING WITH THE EMERGENCY PUMP, THE PILOT MOVED THE LEVER FROM BELOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.THE SUPPORT BRACKET OF THE SHAFT WAS FOUND UNSCREWED AND LOOSE. SO WHEN THE LEVER WAS MOVED, THE SHAFT MOVED BUT IT DID NOT ACT UPON THE POWER PACK.

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