Service difficulty report · Plate · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
May 21, 2004
Submitted
June 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N54504
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
273369
Part
Plate
Part number
3188602
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd Powerpack
Part time
4,695 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON GEAR RETRACTION, PILOT NOTICED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT, GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, HAND PUMP TRIED, NO PRESSURE, CO2 BOTTLE PULLED, HYDRAULIC POWER PACK COVER LIFTED AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK OVER INTO COCKPIT FLOOR, AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP WITH MINOR DAMAGE, HYDRAULIC POWER PACK DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND HOLD DOWN PLATES (PN 31886-02, 03) CRACKED ALLOWING RELIEF VALVE BODY TO UNSEAT SO NO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE COULD BE ROUTED TO SYSTEM, A POWER PACK REBUILD SHOP SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

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