SDR 98ZZZX2162

Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Piper PA34220T

Difficulty date
May 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4123C
Make and model
Piper PA34220T
Aircraft serial
3449042
Part
O-Ring
Part number
484706
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Gear Actuator
Part time
142 hours
Component
9686002
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TWO PREVIOUS O-RING FAILURES AND FOUR O-RING INSPECTIONS REVEALING O-RING DAMAGE ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT PROMPTED INSPECTION OF ALL ACTUATORS ON THIS AIRCRAFT (FAILURE RESULTS IN INCOMPLETE GEAR RETRACTION). UPON DISASSEMBLY, FOUND INCORRECT O-RINGS INSTALLED ON ALL 3 ACTUATOR PISTONS. O-RINGS WERE DAMAGED (ROLLED AND SCUFFED), BUT HAD NOT YET FAILED.

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