Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA28R201

Difficulty date
July 31, 2014
Submitted
September 11, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N116ER
Make and model
Piper PA28R201
Aircraft serial
2844150
Aircraft time
73 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg Downlock
Part time
73 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

LEFT LANDING GEAR LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY. INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR SYS AND FOUND THE LT DOWNLOCK SWITCH HAD A WIRE BROKEN TO IT. REPAIRED THE BROKEN WIRE TO SWITCH. PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK OF GEAR LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF. LIGHT IS STEADY. NO FLASHING. OPS CHECK GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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