Service difficulty report · Line · Piper PA42720

Difficulty date
August 16, 2002
Submitted
August 20, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N75FL
Make and model
Piper PA42720
Aircraft serial
428301002
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Line
Part number
5777402
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
4,516 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING LANDING THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, WITH NO RESPONSE FROM SYSTEM. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY PUT GEAR DOWN WITH EMERGENCY BLOW DOWN SYSTEM AND A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT INBOARD PORTION OF WING COVERED IN HYDRAULIC FLUID. UPON REMOVAL OF WING LEADING EDGE AND NACELLE PANELS THE LEAK WAS TRACED TO MAIN PRESSURE LINE FROM ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP. THE LINE WAS CHAFED THROUGH AT POINT WEAR IT ENTERS THE WING FROM NACELLE. THE CHAFE CAME FROM SCREW THAT WAS TO LONG IN LEADING EDGE TO NACELLE PANEL (PN 7261602) THIS PANEL SELDEM NEEDS REMOVED AND ON SOME LIKE AC IT IS RIVETED ON. THIS AREA SHOULD HAVE A CLOSE LOOK AT IT AT INSPECTION AND SCREW LENGTHS CHECKED.

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