Service difficulty report · Arm · Piper PA31310

Difficulty date
May 22, 2019
Submitted
January 29, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87TS
Make and model
Piper PA31310
Aircraft serial
317300969
Part
Arm
Part number
42042000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg Retract
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS NOT GETTING A DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION ON LEFT MAIN. AFTER HE WAS ON GROUND, INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT RETRACT ARM PN 42042-000 WAS CRACKED AND SEPARATED SUFFICIENTLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE DOWN LOCK SWITCH FROM CLOSING. REPLACED RETRACT ARMS ON BOTH SIDES OF ACFT, AFTER LEARNING OF PIPER SL 1092C.

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