Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
September 16, 2009
Submitted
April 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417PM
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318052051
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
1776604
Condition
Blown
Location
Nlg Ww
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTS ON ANNUAL, COULD NOT EXTEND NOSE GEAR. CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WOULD NOT EXTEND. HEADED BACK TO DEPARTURE WHERE PLANNED EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT EMERGENCY LANDED ACFT WITH NOSE FAILURE. FOUND BLOWN HYD LINE IN NOSE WELL AREA. PUT ALL SIMILAR ACFT ON 3 YEAR HYD FLEX LINE CHANGE.

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