Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
August 2, 2014
Submitted
August 4, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N316PA
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496125
Aircraft time
5,818 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1H6
Part
Wire
Condition
Detached
Location
Downlock Switch
Part time
128 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

THE RT MAIN GEAR DOWN-AND-LOCK LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE IP ACTIONED RELEVANT CHECKLIST BUT IT FAILED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. DIVERTED TO A TOWERED AIRPORT AND PERFORMED A FLYBY OF THE TOWER BEFORE PERFORMING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THE RT MAIN DOWNLOCK SWITCH HAD ONE WIRE THAT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PROPERLY CRIMPED INTO THE SWITCH AND WAS HELD IN PLACE BY ONLY SILICONE. THE SWITCH HAD BEEN INSTALLED TO REPLACE ANOTHER FAILED SWITCH- REF SDR FQAR20140402032. THE SWITCH UNDERWENT 305 LANDINGS SINCE INSTALL.

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