- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2002
- Submitted
- October 16, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A2B
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- Part
- Powerpack
- Part number
- OAS29305
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Hyd System
- Component
- Hydraulic Syste
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- 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
(AUS) HYDRAULIC POWER PACK CONTAMINATED BY UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL GROWTH.
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