What was found
LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND NORMALLY, PILOT HAD TO UTILIZE EMER GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. THE RT SIDE HYD FILTER BOWL HAD CRACKED & WAS LEAKING FLUID. AFFECTED BOWL WAS REPLACED & OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2014
- Submitted
- June 23, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N4501B
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318052168
- Aircraft time
- 21,614 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2912 · Hydraulic Filter, Main
- Part
- Bowl
- Part number
- 28108
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Hydraulic Sys
- Part time
- 3,328 hours
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.