Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
October 20, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
13,062 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2C
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR1
Part
Pump
Part number
268028
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) HYD PUMP ON LT ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND DURING OPS TEST ON GROUND. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE WHERE THE HYD PUMP WAS FOUND CRACKED AND LEAKING. CRACK WAS RADIATING FROM THE CTR RING OF THE PUMP WHERE THE BOLTS GO THROUGH TO HOLD THE PUMP TOGETHER. PUMP WAS CHANGED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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