Service difficulty report · Rod End · Piper PA60601P

Difficulty date
November 6, 2002
Submitted
December 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N86AT
Make and model
Piper PA60601P
Aircraft serial
61P0364114
Engine
Lyc IO540*
Part
Rod End
Part number
980044503
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Actuator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING PILOT NOTICED THAT LEFT GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF WITH SUBSEQUENT ACTIVATION OF GEAR WARNING HORN WHEN LIGHT WAS OFF. AC TAXIED TO HANGER WITHOUT INCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF LEFT GEAR REVEALED THAT THE GEAR ACTUATOR ROD END HAD BROKEN, ALLOWING ENOUGH PLAY IN GEAR OVER CENTER BRACES TO CAUSE INTERMITTENT GEAR DOWN LIGHT. REPLACED ROD END AND CHECKED GEAR RIGGING WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND. BROKEN ROD END HAD NO SIGNS OF CORROSIONS OR PREVIOUS CRACKING. EVALUATION OF ROD ENDS TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE STRONG ENOUGH FOR THIS APPLICATION.

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