Service difficulty report · Packing

Difficulty date
June 29, 2007
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Part
Packing
Condition
Defective
Location
Hyd Actuator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE REPLACING O-RINGS AND BACK-UP SEALS IN SOME HYDRAULIC ACTUATORS, FOUND SOME OF NEW BACK-UP SEALS DEFECTIVE. THE CHAMFERED EDGE OF THE SEAL IS TO SHORT WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE EDGE TO DAMAGE THE O-RING. IT SEEMS TO ACT AS A KNIFE EDGE. ALL SEALS IN A BATCH WERE NOT FOUND LIKE THIS, ONLY A FEW. THAT IS WHY SOME OF OUR ACTUATORS HAVE BEEN LEAKING DUE TO THE BACK-UP SEAL CUTTING THE O-RING. WILL BE SENDING A REPORT AND PICTURES TO THE VENDOR.