What was found
(AUS) HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR CONTAMINATED. CONTAMINANT WAS A BLACK SLUDGE WHICH MAY INDICATE BIOLOGICAL GROWTH. SUSPECT PROBLEM ORIGINATES FROM WATER LYING IN SPILL TRAY AROUND FILLER NECK.
- Difficulty date
- May 19, 2003
- Submitted
- July 14, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 2916 · Hydraulic Reservoir, Main
- Part
- Reservoir
- Part number
- 4802800
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Hyd System
- Part time
- 7,677 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.