Service difficulty report · Housing · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
December 9, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
20,328 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Housing
Condition
Split
Location
Hyd Filter
Stage of operation
DE
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 FINAL APPROACH, PILOT COULD NOT EXTEND LANDING GEAR WITH LG LEVER SELECTION. MANUAL EMERGENCY HAND PUMP USED TO EXTEND THE LG. LANDING WAS NORMAL. MX FOUND LOSS OF HYD FLUID DUE TO A LEAKING RT HYD SYS FILTER HSG. FOUND FILTER HSG SPLIT/CRACKED OPEN APPROX. 180 DEG. CIRCUMFRENCE OF THE LOWER FILTER HSG ATTACHMENT THREADS. FILTER HSG REPLACED, HYD FILTERS INSP FOR CONTAMINATION, HYD SYS SERVICED & BLED, SEVERAL LG SWINGS CARRIED OUT & HYD SYS LEAK & OPERATION CHECKED SERVICEABLE. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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