Service difficulty report · Housing · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
January 25, 2013
Submitted
January 25, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N775MF
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft serial
31T7920079
Aircraft time
12,239 hours
Part
Housing
Part number
28108
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd Filter
Part time
5,100 hours
Component
Filter Assembly
Component part number
28110H
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

FAILURE OF THE LT HYDRAULIC FILTER HOUSING. HOUSING CRACKED BETWEEN LOWEST AND SECOND LOWEST ATTACHING THREADS. THE HOUSING THEN BENT AWAY FROM UPPER HOUSING CAUSING THE SEALING O-RING TO LEAK SIGNIFICANTLY. ACFT BACK UP SYS WORKED CORRECTLY AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS SUCCESSFULLY HAND PUMPED INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. ACFT LANDED SAFELY.

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