SDR 97ZZZX3752

Service difficulty report · Hyd Power Pack · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
July 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4501B
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318052168
Part
Hyd Power Pack
Part number
WTC21351
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Solenoid/Valves
Component
Wiebel
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE, PILOT REPORTS THE GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE NEVER RETURNED TO NEUTRAL. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OPEN AND (RED) GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ON. NO EMERGENCY ACTIONS, PILOT RETURNED SELECTOR TO NEUTRAL, RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND FLEW AT GEAR EXTENSION SPEED UNTIL LANDING. RED LIGHT REMAINED ON DURING FLIGHT, AND THE PILOT REPORTED THE INNER GEAR DOORS MAY NOT HAVE CLOSED FULLY. GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY DURING EXTENSION. INSPECTION REVEALS THE GEAR DOOR SOLENOID HAD FAILED, OPENING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND, THUS SPRING LOADING SOLENOID VALVE OPEN. REPLA CEMENT OF COMPLETE POWER PACK ASSY WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE CAUSE OF THE SOLENOID FAILURE COULD NOT BE ISOLATED.

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