Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
October 25, 2023
Submitted
October 25, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N221FL
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496524
Aircraft time
1,743 hours
Part
Pump
Part number
601940
Part serial
0062
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
126 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
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

HYDRAULIC PUMP ON INDICATION CAME ON. TRIED TO DEPLOY LANDING GEAR AND IT WOULDN'T EXTEND. HAD TO PULL EMERGENCY GEAR EXTEND. JACKED AIRCRAFT, APPLIED POWER TO HYDRAULIC PUMP SELECTED GEAR UP, FAILURE CONFIRMED. RELAYS ACTUATED BUT PUMP DID NOT TURN ON. GRASPED NEGATIVE TERMINAL ON PUMP, FOUND PLASTIC TERMINAL WAS LOOSE IN PUMP HOUSING. DURING THIS ACTION THE PUMP TURNED ON. AT THIS TIME THE GEAR UP AND DOWN WORKED NORMALLY. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO REPLACE THE PUMP DUE TO LOOSE TERMINAL BLOCK. BLOCK FITTED INTO PUMP HOUSING, NO MEANS TO TIGHTEN.

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