Service difficulty report · Powerpack · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
September 30, 2015
Submitted
October 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27471
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317852018
Aircraft time
12,620 hours
Part
Powerpack
Part number
481166
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB PILOT TRIED TO PUT GEAR HANDLE UP ALL LIGHTS INDICATED GEAR UP BUT HANDLE FAILED TO RETURN TO NEUTRAL. PILOT THEN PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN, GOT GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT AGAIN GEAR HANDLE DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL. HE FLEW BY THE TOWER TO MAKE SURE THAT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT GO UP IN FLIGHT. FOUND THAT THE HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS BEING DUMPED OVERBOARD. REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC POWERPACK AND GOT THE FLUID TO STOP GOING OVERBOARD.

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