Service difficulty report · Powerpack · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
April 7, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
12,185 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360E1A6
Part
Powerpack
Part number
HYC5005
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT AND STUDENT WERE DOING SLOW FLIGHT IN THE TRAINING AREA. PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND NOTICED AFTER 15 TO 20 SECONDS THAT THE GEAR HAD NOT MOVED. FOUND THE MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD ACTIVATED. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES, RESET THE BREAKER AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AGAIN. THE GEAR DID NOT MOVE FROM THE UP POSITION AND THE BREAKER POPPED AGAIN. RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND DID AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WITH NO PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE HYD POWER PACK. GEAR SWINGS WERE CARRIED OUT WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE POWER PACK HAD 17 HOURS SINCE OH AND HAD BEEN INSTALLED, JANUARY 24, 2013.

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