Service difficulty report · Filter · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
January 8, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
16,745 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Filter
Part number
460635
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
LD
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

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN, HAD TO DO A EMERGENCY EXTENSION. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC FILTER CANISTER HAD RUPTURED AT THE BASE OF THE THREADS CAUSING LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID, A NEW HYDRAULIC FILTER HOUSING WAS INSTALLED AND THE ENTIRE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TESTED SERVICEABLE.

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