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Service difficulty report · Hook · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date: July 16, 2010
Submitted: July 20, 2010
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N600HF
Make and model: Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial: 31775213
Aircraft time: 7,729 hours
System (JASC): 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
Part: Hook
Condition: Slow
Location: Mlg
Stage of operation: CL
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.

What was found

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT NORMALLY, PILOT ELECTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. DURING EXTENSION THE RT MAIN GEAR DIDN'T SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE, AND LANDED NORMALLY. IT WAS FOUND THE RT DOWNLOCK HOOK VERY SLOW TO LOCK. REMOVED DOWN LOCK HOOK BOLT CLEANED, REASSEMBLED. LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMAL.

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