SDR 97ZZZX2594

Service difficulty report · Hose Assy · Conaer LA4200

Difficulty date
May 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3060P
Make and model
Conaer LA4200
Aircraft serial
971
Part
Hose Assy
Part number
18000045
Condition
Misassembly
Location
Gear Retract
Part time
6 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W, K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HYDRAULIC HOSE KIT ORDERED FROM LAKE FACTORY INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT. TWO OUT OF SIX LANDING GEAR RETRACT HOSES LEAKED AT THE FITTINGS. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF HOSES, FOUND THE ENDS WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE FERRULES WERE SCREWED ONTO THE HOSE ONLY ONE THREAD, SHOULD BE THREE THREADS. THE INSIDE PART OF THE FITTING WAS APPARENTLY INSTALLED WITHOUT THE PROPER TOOL CAUSING IT TO CUT THE INSIDE OF THE HOSE. HOSE IS AEROQUIP 303-4. FITTINGS ARE MS24590-4.