Service difficulty report · Hose · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
November 18, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
7,965 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540M1A5
Part
Hose
Part number
2374513
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Part time
86 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
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 PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION THEN CYCLED THE GEAR HANDLE BACK TO THE DOWN POSITION AGAIN WITH A FAILURE OF THE GEAR TO EXTEND. APPROACH CANCELLED AND RECEIVED PERMISSION TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND INDICATION LIGHTS CHECKED SATISFACTORY FOR OPERATION, EMERGENCY PUMP SELECTED AND LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CARRIED OUT WITH THREE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. APPROACH CLEARANCE REQUESTED AND AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY RECOVERED TO RAMP.

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