Service difficulty report · Hose · Piper PA31T2

Difficulty date
February 20, 2014
Submitted
February 20, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N83XL
Make and model
Piper PA31T2
Aircraft serial
31T8166075
Aircraft time
4,734 hours, 4,563 cycles
Part
Hose
Part number
565402
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
998 hours, 499 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND AND WAS EXTENDING USING EMERGENCY PUMP. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NOTICE FLUID LOSS FROM NOSE AREA. ACFT WAS FERRIED TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY WITH LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. INSPECTION FINDING REVEALED THE NLG ACTUATOR HYD. "UP" HOSE WAS LEAKING. BOTH NLG ACTUATOR HOSES WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION, SYSTEM HYD FILTERS WERE REPLACED, HYDRAULIC PUMPS WERE INSPECTED FOR OPERATION. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND SYSTEM LEAK CHECKS. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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