SDR 98ZZZX2237

Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Piper PA34220T

Difficulty date
May 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9299E
Make and model
Piper PA34220T
Aircraft serial
3449043
Part
O-Ring
Part number
484706
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Gear Actuator
Part time
183 hours
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 ONE O-RING INSPECTION 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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