Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
March 23, 2006
Submitted
May 5, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N63868
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
277854020
Engine
Lyc IO540*
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt Cabin Side
Part time
8,803 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

COMPLETE INTERIOR REFURBISHING WAS DONE. 100 HRS AFTER AC WAS RETURNED TO SERV, NOSE AND LT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN, PILOT LANDED WITH ONLY RT GEAR EXTENDED. HYD FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM BELLY, UPON INVESTIGATION, ALUMINUM HYD LINE WAS CHAFED THROUGH BY AILERON CABLE IN FRONT OF MAIN SPAR, UNDER CABIN ENTRANCE DOOR SILL. SUSPECTED THAT AFTER AC WAS INSP, WHEN DISCREP WERE BEING CLEARED, INTERIOR WORK BEING DONE, PERSONNEL SOMEHOW BENT LINE DOWN TO WHERE IT CONTACTED CABLE. WHEN PANEL IS REMOVED UNDER DOOR, HYD LINES ARE EXPOSED, LITTLE SUPPT IN THIS AREA, LITTLE CLEARANCE BTWN LINES, CABLES. LINES, CABLES ON LT SIDE OF CABIN ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE DISTURBED AS AUTOPILOT ROLL SERVO PROTECTS THEM. (K)

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