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PA31 navajo on extension of landing gear, right main gear light indicated unsafe. Landed without incident. Found gear doors not retracted giving unsafe indication. Replace all hydraulic hoses.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347897 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : buf |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : buf |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 625 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 347897 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Gear lights indicated right main was not down and locked. Landing without incident. Doors on landing gear failed to retract causing unsafe indication. Hydraulic fluid leaked. All hoses replaced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA31 NAVAJO ON EXTENSION OF LNDG GEAR, R MAIN GEAR LIGHT INDICATED UNSAFE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND GEAR DOORS NOT RETRACTED GIVING UNSAFE INDICATION. REPLACE ALL HYD HOSES.
Narrative: GEAR LIGHTS INDICATED R MAIN WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. DOORS ON LNDG GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT CAUSING UNSAFE INDICATION. HYD FLUID LEAKED. ALL HOSES REPLACED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.