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PA46. During the cockpit check by a student pilot, the landing gear manual override control lever knob was found missing and GPS database out-of-date.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508971 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : swo.airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-46 Malibu |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : private pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 4225 flight time type : 11 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection |
Narrative:
While conducting cockpit checklist and checking that the manual override was properly stowed, the manual override ctrl lever/knob came off, threaded metal ring and internal spring remained in the aft position. This condition rendered the system inoperative. System inspected and re-assembled. Lever/knob checked for proper operation -- checked ok. This aircraft just came out of factory phase I and ii inspections. Malfunction or defect report has been filed. Supplemental information from acn 508972: student noted during cockpit checks that both GPS databases were out-of-date.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA46. DURING THE COCKPIT CHK BY A STUDENT PLT, THE LNDG GEAR MANUAL OVERRIDE CTL LEVER KNOB WAS FOUND MISSING AND GPS DATABASE OUT-OF-DATE.
Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING COCKPIT CHKLIST AND CHKING THAT THE MANUAL OVERRIDE WAS PROPERLY STOWED, THE MANUAL OVERRIDE CTRL LEVER/KNOB CAME OFF, THREADED METAL RING AND INTERNAL SPRING REMAINED IN THE AFT POS. THIS CONDITION RENDERED THE SYS INOP. SYS INSPECTED AND RE-ASSEMBLED. LEVER/KNOB CHKED FOR PROPER OP -- CHKED OK. THIS ACFT JUST CAME OUT OF FACTORY PHASE I AND II INSPECTIONS. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT RPT HAS BEEN FILED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 508972: STUDENT NOTED DURING COCKPIT CHKS THAT BOTH GPS DATABASES WERE OUT-OF-DATE.
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.