Service difficulty report · Crosstube · Piper PA32RT300T

Difficulty date
October 29, 2002
Submitted
October 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31888
Make and model
Piper PA32RT300T
Aircraft serial
32R7887013
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Crosstube
Part number
AN9181D
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd Powerpack
Part time
3,045 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND COMPLETELY WHEN COMMANDED. DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AS IS. ON FINAL, GEAR WENT DOWN AND LOCKED AND AIRPLANE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IN THE SHOP, ON JACKS, GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AND POWERPACK FAILED TO RUN. MOTOR WAS HOT TO TOUCH. RESERVOIR WAS NOTED TO BE EMPTY. ALL WIRING AND RELAY OPERATION WAS CORRECT. INSTALLATION OF OVERHAULED POWERPACK RECTIFIED PROBLEM. DURING OPERATIONAL CHECKS, SLOW SEEP OF HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS NOTED FROM THE FEMALE CROSS FITTING BENEATH THE POWERPACK. INSPECTION OF THE FITTING SHOWED 3 OF THE FOUR BOSSES TO HAVE HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THEM, ONE OF WHICH WAS LEAKING. REPLACED FITTING WITH NEW. NO LEAKS NOTED AFTER OPERATIONAL TEST.

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