Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Piper PA42720

Difficulty date
April 10, 2006
Submitted
April 11, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
RX8R084N
Amentum Services Inc
Aircraft
N9085U
Make and model
Piper PA42720
Aircraft serial
425501034
Aircraft time
5,679 hours, 3,667 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A61
Engine time
5,559 hours, 3,038 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
5777402
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lg Retract Sys
Part time
5,679 hours, 3,667 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE UP POSITION THE LANDING GEAR CAME UP BUT THE GEAR DOORS DID NOT CLOSE. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT IN THE DOWN POSITION BUT THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT LOCK DOWN. THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP WAS USED TO MAKE THE LANDING GEAR LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DISCOVERED HYDRAULIC LINE FROM HYDRAULIC FILTER WAS RUBBING ON NUT PLATE AND HAD WORN A HOLE IN IT. RIGHT WING TO NACELLE AREA WAS INSPECTED AND THE SAME HYDRAULIC LINE WAS FOUND RUBBING IN THE SAME AREA BUT HAD NOT WORN THROUGH. RECOMMEND INSPECTING THIS AREA ON ALL PA42-720 AIRCRAFT. AREA LOCATED BEHIND SMALL (FOUR INCH) PANEL JUST INBOARD OF THE ENGINE NACELLE ON LE.

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