Service difficulty report · Filter Housing · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
July 9, 2014
Submitted
July 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3527D
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317952137
Aircraft time
16,388 hours, 19,718 cycles
Part
Filter Housing
Part number
AN62341
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON APPROACH PILOT SELECTED THE LG TO THE EXTEND POSITION, PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE THE THREE GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS INDICATING THE LG WAS DOWN & LOCKED. PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM A MANUAL EXTENSION OF THE LG, PILOT RECEIVED THREE GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS & DIVERTED. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACKED LT HYD FILTER BOWL. R & R HYD FILTER BOWL AN6234-1 & TWO HYD PUMPS 1213HBG310 DUE TO LOSS OF HYD FLUID. PERFORMED SYS OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW MM PA31-350 CHAPTER 6-157, HYD SYS CHECKS WERE NORMAL.

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