SDR AU981663

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Piper PA46310P

Difficulty date
December 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA46310P
Part
Actuator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

(AUS) AFTER TAKEOFF AND LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CYCLED AND TRIPPED THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE LANDING GEAR THEN PARTIALLY EXTENDED BY ITSELF. AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION DID NOT FULLY EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR. BY STEEP TURNING AT LOW AIRSPEED, THE NLG EXTENDED, BUT NO GREEN LIGHT CAME ON. PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A LEAKING SHAFT SEAL IN THE LT MLG ACTUATOR.

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