Service difficulty report · Housing · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
January 16, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft time
25,029 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Housing
Part number
AN62341
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd Filter
Part time
25,735 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

(CAN) DURING APPROACH THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THEY MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR BUT THE NOSE WOULD NOT FULLY GO DOWN. AFTER ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR THEY LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR NOT EXTENDED. AFTER INSPECTION AND TALKING WITH THE CREW THE L/H HYDRAULIC FILTER BOWL FAILED. THE BOWL CRACKED HALF WAY AROUND AND CAUSED THE SEAL TO BREAK AND THE HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKED OUT.

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