Service difficulty report · Seal · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
November 9, 2003
Submitted
December 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27666
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317852097
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Seal
Part number
1213HBG310A
Part serial
OJ01515
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Pump Shaft
Stage of operation
NR
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

PILOT REPORTED NO LT GEAR DOWN LIGHT, AND GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE WOULD NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL BY PILOT AND AIRCRAFT WAS ROCKED. GEAR DOWN LIGHT CAME ON AND AIRCRAFT LANDED. WHEN CHECKING FOR CAUSE HYD FLUID WAS FOUND COMING FROM LT ENGINE HYD PUMP DRAIN. AIRCRAFT RETRACTION TEST WITH HYD TEST UNIT WAS NORMAL. REPLACED LT ENGINE HYD PUMP, RAN ENGINE AND PRESSURE CHECKED SYSTEM BY OPERATING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE TO DOWN POSITION, INDICATING GEAR HYD SYSTEM PRESSURE, OK. A FLIGHT TEST WAS DONE AND GEAR OPERATION WAS NORMAL. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS AIR GETTING INTO SYSTEM FROM LEAKING HYD PUMP AT SHAFT SEAL.

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