SDR CA131123001

Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date: November 22, 2013
Submitted: September 14, 2015
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Piper PA44180
Aircraft time: 12,310 hours
Engine: Lyc O360E1A6D
System (JASC): 2913 · Hydraulic Pump (Electric/Engine), Main
Part: Pump
Part number: HYC5005
Condition: Failed
Location: Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation: AP
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: 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) LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND USING ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC PUMP, EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION USED, GIVING 3 GREEN. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. FOUND ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC PUMP GETTING POWER FROM SELECTOR, BUT ELECTRIC MOTOR WOULD NOT TURN. REPLACED HYC5005 ASSY WITH NEW STYLE IAW MFG IPC, KIT PN 38992-807, INSTALLED. GEAR SWING CARRIED OUT, NO FAULT FOUND.

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