Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
January 16, 2002
Submitted
February 18, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
1,864 hours
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Main System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE TRAINING FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. NOTICED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ONLY PARTIALLY RETRACTED, HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE 3 GEAR DOWN INDICATION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. A VISUAL CHECK OF THE HYDRAULIC FLUID LEVEL IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE HYDRAULIC PUMP RESERVOIR SHOWED THAT THE QUANTITY LEVEL BELOW LIMITS AND THE FLUID WAS VERY DARK IN COLOUR. THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY WERE DRAINED, FLUSHED WITH CLEAN NEW FLUID. THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY WERE REINSTALLED AND FLUID LEVEL TOPPED UP AND TEST CHECKED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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