SDR 99ZZZX2414

Service difficulty report · Valve · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
June 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N40204
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
277305001
Part
Valve
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Mlg
Part time
9,516 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

POST GEAR-UP LANDING INSP REVEALED FOLLOWING: FOUND LT GEAR SEQUENCER VALVE HYD LINE, BEHIND LT UPHOLSTERY PANEL, CHAFED, RUPTURED. LT RUDDER CABLE PASSES UNDER THIS LINE AND HAD CHAFED APPROX 2 INCHES OF THE LINE WHICH ALLOWED PRIMARY HYD FLUID TO BE DUMPED OVERBOARD. WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE AUX HAND PUMP, REMAINING BACKUP FLUID WAS DUMPED. RECOMMEND A ONE-TIME INSP OF AREA ON RT AND LT SIDES TO DETERMINE CLEARANCES BETWEEN CABLES, WIRES, HYD LINES. WHEN EMERG CO2 GEAR EXT SYS ACTIVATED, CABLE HOUSING TO PRIORITY VALVE SLIPPED WHICH ALLOWED CO2 BOTTLE TO BLOW, DID NOT PULL PIN ON PRIORITY VALVE, CO2 NOT DIRECTED TO THE MAIN DOWN POSITION. RECOMMEND BETTER SECURITY OF EMERG GEAR DOWN SYS CABLES.

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