Service difficulty report · Line

Difficulty date
August 2, 2004
Submitted
March 9, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Part
Line
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Hyd System
Part time
78 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

HAD 3 HYDRAULIC LINE FAILURES CAUSING LOSS OF LANDING GEAR OPERATION WITHIN 70 HOURS. 2 FAILURES WERE DUE TO LOOSE B-NUTS, 1 WAS FAILURE OF LINE AT FLARE. LINES ARE SOFT ALUMINUM, THIN WALL TUBING WITH NO SPEC NUMBER APPEARS TO BE 3003-0 USED FOR AIR AND VACUUM LINES. SHOULD BE 5052-0 FOR GEAR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.