Service difficulty report · Rod · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date
September 17, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft time
16,347 hours
Part
Rod
Part number
1847L
Part serial
LK8904296
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
1,421 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
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 A WALKAROUND OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE LT MLG RADIUS ROD WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MIL-5606 HYDRAULIC FLUID FROM THE PISTON SEAL AREA. THE OVERHAUL INTERVAL FOR THIS PART IS 10000 CYCLES OR 6 YEARS, AND THIS ROD WAS INSTALLED FOR ONLY 1421 CYCLES AND APPROXIMATELY 21 MONTHS. THIS RADIUS ROD WAS PURCHASED ON PO NR 1609. THIS ROD WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE 09/18/2007 AND REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. (TC 20070919007)