SDR 96ZZZX175

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA28R201T

Difficulty date
July 20, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N47664
Make and model
Piper PA28R201T
Aircraft serial
28R7703419
Part
Cylinder
Part number
18935
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Nlg Retract
Part time
39 hours
Component
Parkerhanfin · 1117
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND NOSE GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER TO BE ALLOWING FLUID TO BYPASS, PREVENTING PRESSURE FROM BUILDING IN SYSTEM. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF CYLINDER, NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND WITH O-RINGS' CYLINDER BORE FOUND TO BE LARGER DIAMETER IN CENTER ALLOWING FLUID TO BYPASS O-RINGS. CYLINDER WAS MANUFACTURED 4-93.

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