What was found
ON 10/17/04, APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM, DURING CRUISE, PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE RT MAIN GEAR IB DOOR HINGES WERE FOUND BROKEN. (WP13200505092)
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2004
- Submitted
- December 9, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N500SA
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317552056
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 5280 · Landing Gear Doors
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 4665300
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rt Mlg Door
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.