What was found
(CAN) DURING AN EVENT 3 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND CRACKS ON BOTH LT AND RT MLG HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ACTUATOR ROD, PN 35033-00, AT ROD END ATTACHMENT. CYLINDERS WERE R & R PARTS ORDERED. CYLINDERS ARE AN ON CONDITION PART.
- Difficulty date
- April 28, 2011
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Aircraft time
- 6,365 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540C4B5
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- Rod
- Part number
- 3503300
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Hyd Actuator
- Part time
- 6,384 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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