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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Kotzebue, AK · May 11, 2016

Date
May 11, 2016 · 11:53 local
Place
Kotzebue, AK
Airport
Kotzebue
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FXTA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4112E
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing gear hydraulic pump failed, pilot proceeded to use the aircraft emergency hand pump to lower the landing gear to the down and locked position. With three green lights indicated aircraft landed without further incident. Aircraft was inspected and found the hydraulic pump was defective with 1403 hours since installation. The pump was removed and replaced, landing gear functional / operational check completed and aircraft returned for service iaw manufacturer's maintenance procedures.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED, PILOT PROCEEDED TO USE THE AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY HAND PUMP TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. WITH THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATED AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE WITH 1403 HOURS SINCE INSTALLATION. THE PUMP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONAL / OPERATIONAL CHECK COMPLETED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR SERVICE IAW MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.

Other reports on N4112E · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.