What was found
AFTER TWO TOUCH AND GOES, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FAILING TO INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE GEAR DOWN LIMIT SWITCH HAD BROKEN WIRES.
- Difficulty date
- December 5, 2017
- Submitted
- December 6, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N440PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496084
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Downlock Switch
- Part number
- 89291003
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 822 hours
- 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.