SDR 97ZZZX4621

Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
October 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N29CA
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft serial
31T780076
Part
Pump
Part number
1213HGB310
Condition
Leaked
Location
Lt Eng Hyd
Part time
3,636 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

PILOT REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR HAD A PROBLEM DURING EXTENSION COMPLETING ITS CYCLE. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, THE CYCLE COMPLETED AND A SAFE LANDING MADE. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, NOTED HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE DRAIN IN THE BASE OF THE HYD PUMP ON LT ENG AND SPREAD OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WING. AN OVERHAULED PUMP WAS INSTALLED. A NEW FILTER ON THE LT WAS INSTALLED AND THE RESERVOIR WAS FILLED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED 3 TIMES ON JACKS WITH NO FAULTS. SUBSEQUENT TEST FLIGHT NOTED NO FAULTS THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES.

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