Service difficulty report · Filter Housing · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
June 18, 2014
Submitted
June 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961CA
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317652014
Aircraft time
21,295 hours, 25,195 cycles
Part
Filter Housing
Part number
AN62341
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
AP
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.

What was found

ON APPROACH THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN WITH NO MOVEMENT OF THE LG. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE LG WITH THE SAME RESULTS. PERFORMED AN EMER EXTENSION OF THE LG & RECEIVED THREE DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE RT ENG HYD FILTER BOWL HAS A CRACK IN THE BOWL THREADS WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF HYD FLUID TO THE POINT WHERE THE LG WOULD NOT CYCLE NORMALLY. R & R HYD FILTER BOWL AN6234-1 IAW MM SECTION 6-147 & 6-148. LEAK CHECK PERFORMED BY GND RUNNING THE ENGS, LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORY & BOTH ENG HYD PUMPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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