Service difficulty report · Housing · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
June 7, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
16,948 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Housing
Part number
AN62341
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd Filter
Component
Filter Assy · Facet
Component part number
AN62341
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) ON APPROACH, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND WHEN SELECTED. EMERGENCY EXTENSION CARRIED OUT. LANDED SAFELY. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE CANISTER OF THE HYDRAULIC FILTER ON THE LT ENGINE FIREWALL HAD CRACKED IN THE THREADS ALLOWING FLUID TO BE PUMPED OVERBOARD. CANISTER REPLACED, FLUID REPLENISHED, GEAR SWINGS AND GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT. OPERATION NORMAL.

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