Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
March 2, 2015
Submitted
March 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4044P
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318152004
Aircraft time
21,923 hours, 24,792 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
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 TO THE EXTEND POSITION, LG POSITION INDICATORS DID NOT INDICATE LG WAS DOWN & LOCKED. PILOT DECIDED TO MANUALLY EXTEND LG, RECEIVED THREE DOWN & LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHTS, LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED CHAFED HYD LINE IN THE RT NACELLE. REPLACED HYD LINE & PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LG SYS. SYS CHECKS WERE NORMAL.

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