Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA32301T

Difficulty date
July 22, 1999
Submitted
July 13, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N41340
Make and model
Piper PA32301T
Aircraft serial
3257070
Part
Pump
Part number
636029
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Internal Seal
Part time
143 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

MALFUNCTION OCCURRED IN-FLIGHT. PUMP SEAL WENT BAD. ALL FLUID LEAKED OUT AND GEAR FREE FELL TO DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. TROUBLESHOT PROBLEM, DETERMINED LT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR WAS LEAKING AND NOSE GEAR ACTUATOAR WAS SUCKING AIR CAUSING PUMP TO CYCLE. THIS CYCLING CAUSED PUMP TO FAIL AND FLUID TO ALL LEAK OUT WHICH IS WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED A PROBLEM WHEN HIS GEAR FELL DOWN AND LOCKED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. (X)

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