Service difficulty report · Line · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
August 6, 2002
Submitted
January 31, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N508UU
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
277954001
Part
Line
Part number
3153601
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
2,774 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC FLUID HARD LINE FAILED DUE TO CRACKED FLARE UNDER (B) NUT CAUSING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO BE PUMPED OVERBOARD. RIGHT MLG AND NLG FAILED TO DOWN AND LOCK WITH EMERGENCY CO2 BOTTLE DEPLOYMENT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE RT MLG AND NLG UNLOCKED. VERY HARD TO INSPECT THIS LINE DURING A ANNUAL INSPECTION DUE TO ITS LOCATION. SHOULD HAVE A HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC HOSE INSTALLED IN THIS POSITION AND MANDATORY REPLACEMENT EVERY TEN YEARS.

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