Service difficulty report · Powerpack · Piper PA32R301T

Difficulty date
February 3, 2006
Submitted
March 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8ZB
Make and model
Piper PA32R301T
Aircraft serial
3257011
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Powerpack
Part number
38998007
Condition
Defective
Location
Landing Gear Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

NEW HYD LANDING GEAR POWER PACK WILL NOT EXTEND LANDING GEAR. ANOTHER NEW POWER PACK WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND. ONE OF THE NEW POWER PACKS WAS SENT BACK TO MFG AND BENCH CHECKED. THEY FOUND NO DEFECT WITH THE POWER PACK. IT WAS SENT BACK FOR INSTALLATION. THE LANDING GEAR WOULD STILL NOT FULLY EXTEND. MFG TECH ASSISTANCE WAS NOTIFIED. SENT POWER PACK BACK TO BE FORWARDED TO THEIR VENDOR. AFTER BENCH TEST, THE POWER PACK HAD AN UNDERSIZED METERING ORIFICE. THIS MAINT FACILITY AWAITING DISPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS FROM MFG. (K)

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