Service difficulty report · Filter Housing · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 21, 2016
Submitted
October 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3548B
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318052025
Aircraft time
19,646 hours, 23,222 cycles
Part
Filter Housing
Part number
46063530016
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
19,646 hours, 23,222 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO KFMN THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION AND DID NOT RECEIVE A THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND PERFORMED A GO AROUND. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES, RECEIVED A THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN KFMN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC FILTER HOUSING. THE HYDRAULIC FILTER HOUSING WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND CRACKED IN THE THREAD AREA. REPLACED FILTER HOUSING WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AND NEW O-RING. GROUND RUN LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC FILTER HOUSING LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

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