Service difficulty report · Valve · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
March 15, 2001
Submitted
April 3, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N243AT
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496042
Engine
Lyc O360A1D
Part
Valve
Part number
492303
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
100 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOTS REPORTED THAT LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, THEY THEN PULLED THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION VALVE AND THE GEAR LOWERED WITH THREE GREEN. UPON INSPECTION FOUND THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION VALVE TO BE, SPRAYING HYDRAULIC FLUID IN NOSE BELOW HEATER. THIS IN TURN DEPLENISHED ALL FLUID IN RESERVOIR AND BURNED UP HYDRAULIC POWERPAK. SUSPECT INCORRECT ORING IN VALVE.

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