Service difficulty report · Centering Cam · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
April 11, 2014
Submitted
April 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9993R
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318052029
Aircraft time
13,682 hours
Part
Centering Cam
Part number
5520102
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND VIA NORMAL EXTENSION PROCEDURES. EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE USED TO EXTEND MLG. MX FOUND NOSE GEAR CENTERING CAM WORN & THEREFORE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT CENTERING DURING RETRACTION & BINDING IN WW. CAM WAS REPLACED & SYS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.

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