Service difficulty report · Bowl · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
April 10, 2014
Submitted
April 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59820
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317652073
Aircraft time
22,606 hours, 25,547 cycles
Part
Bowl
Part number
AN62341
Condition
Cracked
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, TOWER NOTICE SOMETHING STREAMING FROM ACFT. AS A PRECAUTION PILOT CHECKED BOTH WINGS, ALL FOUR FUEL CAPS, FOR SUBSTANCE STREAMING FROM ACFT, NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF ANY SUBSTANCE STREAMING FROM ACFT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, AFTER PILOT SELECTED MLG HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION MLG POSITION INDICATOR DID NOT INDICATE THREE GREEN LIGHTS FOR MLG IN DOWN & LOCK POSITION. PERFORMED MANUAL MLG EXTENSION & RECEIVED THREE GREEN DOWN & LOCK INDICATION, LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED RT ENGINE FILTER BOWL CRACKED & BLOWN OUT O-RING SEAL, REPLACED FILTER BOWL & O RING.

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