Service difficulty report · Connector · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
November 29, 2019
Submitted
December 2, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4170Q
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318253008
Aircraft time
10,765 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2B
Engine time
1,650 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Connector
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING ON APPROACH TO KING COVE. PILOT OBSERVED ON TWO GREEN INDICATIONS FOR LANDING GEAR.(LEFT GREN MAIN WAS OUT) RED TRANSIENT WAS ON.PERFORMED GO AROUND TO COLD BAY. MANUAL EXTENSION WAS ATTEMPTED. STILL TWO GREEN. GO AROUND ALL THREE GEAR DOWN AND APPEARED LOCKED.PLANE LANDED SAFELY AND VISUAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON NORMAL LANDING, ENGINE SURGED ON ROLL OUT FROM RUNWAY VERIFIED FUEL PRESENT IN LEFT MAIN.CHECK LEFT FUEL BOOST PUMP TIGHTENED LOOSE CONNECTION OPERATIONAL CHECK SAT ON GROUND. CLEANED DIRTY LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SWITCHES. PERFORMED GEAR SWING OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY.

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