Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA28R201

Difficulty date
August 15, 2014
Submitted
September 11, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N117ER
Make and model
Piper PA28R201
Aircraft serial
2844151
Aircraft time
69 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
69 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

IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY WITH THE LT GEAR LIGHT BEING INOPERATIVE. PLACED ACFT ON JACKS AND INSPECTED THE LT GEAR LEG WIRING. FOUND A WIRE BROKEN TO THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH. REPAIRED THE WIRE WITH PUTTING A NEW TERMINAL RING ON IT. RE-INSTALLED IT BACK ONTO THE DOWN LOCK SWITCH. PERFORMED A GEAR SWING FOR AN OPS CHECK. NO DEFECTS NOTED WITH GEAR SWING. REMOVED THE ACFT FROM JACKS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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