Service difficulty report · Hose · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
February 11, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
7,518 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2C
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Hose
Part number
1776691
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
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

GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN WHEN SELECTED BY PILOT. IT HAD TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY THROUGH HAND PUMP. FOUND HYD SYS FLUID DEPLEATED FROM BURST LT MAIN GEAR UP LOCK HOSE. FOUND HYD SYS HOSES IN LANDING GEAR SYS APPEARED TO BE ORIGINAL, INSTALLED AT TIME OF ACFT MFG. NO RECORD FOUND IN LOG BOOKS OF REPLACEMENT OR SERVICING SINCE NEW.

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