Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
January 23, 2015
Submitted
January 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3548B
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318052025
Aircraft time
19,132 hours, 22,620 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
1213HBG310A
Part serial
0B30022
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
221 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH PILOT SELECTED LG HANDLE TO THE EXTEND POSITION, LG FAILED TO EXTEND. PILOT TRIED TO CYCLE LG SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN, PERFORMED A MANUAL EXTENSION OF THE LG & DECLARED AN EMER. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE LT & RT HYD PUMPS HAD FAILED. R & R LT & RT HYD PUMPS. PERFORMED GND RUN HYD SYS, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL. PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT OF THE ACFT, THE LG SYS FUNCTIONAL CHECKED NORMAL. SUSPECT CAVITATION IN THE HYD SYS DUE TO THE RT PUMP CHANGE ON 01 16 2015 WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES.

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