Service difficulty report · Fitting · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
August 20, 2003
Submitted
September 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N300ED
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317852008
Part
Fitting
Part number
AN8374D
Condition
Cracked
Location
Actuator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WITH GEAR HANDLE. GEAR LOWERED AND LOCKED WITH EMERGENCY PUMP HANDLE. UPON EXAMINATION FOUND LOWER FITTING ON LEFT INNER GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR CRACKED AND HOSE CHAFED TO BOTTOM FITTING. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO COME FROM A ACTUATOR HOSE THAT WAS SLIGHTLY TO LONG AND TIRE THAT HAS A LARGER DIAMETER THAN THE TIRES NORMALLY USED. WE ARE CYCLING THE LARGER TIRES OUT OF OUR SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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