Service difficulty report · Filter · Piper PA42720

Difficulty date
May 27, 2007
Submitted
February 15, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA42720
Aircraft time
10,095 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A61
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Filter
Part number
460635
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd System
Part time
10,144 hours
Stage of operation
LD
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) DURING APPROACH TO LANDING, FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR VIA NORMAL MEANS AND SUBSEQUENTLY MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR. INVESTIGATION SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL HYD FLUID LOSS THROUGH CRACKED THREADS OF THE LT ENG HYDR FILTER BOWL. MAINT TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED BOWL WITH NEW, AND TO OVERHAUL THE HYDR PUMPS AND FLUSH THE HYD SYS PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT. (TC NR 20080128003)

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