SDR 98ZZZX2167

Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
April 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N131PJ
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft serial
317912030
Part
Pump
Part number
2680210
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Eng Hyd
Part time
800 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORT - GEAR SLOW TO RETRACT. FOUND HYDRAULIC PUMP INOPERATIVE RT ENGINE. HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVE GEAR SEPARATED INTO TWO PARTS. GEAR KEYWAY AND SECTION OF GEAR FOUND IN OUTLET SECTION OF PUMP HEAD. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF SEIZURE TO CAUSE THIS FAILURE.

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