What happened
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The operator was conducting survey operations which require the aircraft to be flown at a specfic speed and altitude. The pilot was in the process of slowing down the aircraft by lowering the flaps and maintaining the proper altitude and air speed to perform the survey. Subsequently, the pilot noticed the nose of the aircraft was heavy after he had positioned the flaps about 10 degrees to maintain the correct air speed. The pilot began to make a visual sweep of the aircraft instruments and noticed the flap indicator indicated 10 degrees, however the hydraulic pump pressure gauge was reading zero. The pilot initiated emergency procedures and deactivated the appropriate circuit breaker and used the hydraulic hand pump to lower the flaps and landed at Wainwright without further incident. Pilot in right seat (A&P) contacted his director of maintenance for instructions. Trouble shot the system according to the manufacturer's procedures and could not duplicate the failure. PIC entered the appropriate discrepancy into the flight log and the appropriate corrective action and the aircraft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
THE OPERATOR WAS CONDUCTING SURVEY OPERATIONS WHICH REQUIRE THE AIRCRAFT TO BE FLOWN AT A SPECFIC SPEED AND ALTITUDE. THE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BY LOWERING THE FLAPS AND MAINTAINING THE PROPER ALTITUDE AND AIR SPEED TO PERFORM THE SURVEY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PILOT NOTICED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEAVY AFTER HE HAD POSITIONED THE FLAPS ABOUT 10 DEGREES TO MAINTAIN THE CORRECT AIR SPEED. THE PILOT BEGAN TO MAKE A VISUAL SWEEP OF THE AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS AND NOTICED THE FLAP INDICATOR INDICATED 10 DEGREES, HOWEVER THE HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE GAUGE WAS READING ZERO. THE PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND DEACTIVATED THE APPROPRIATE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND USED THE HYDRAULIC HAND PUMP TO LOWER THE FLAPS AND LANDED AT WAINWRIGHT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT IN RIGHT SEAT (A&P) CONTACTED HIS DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR INSTRUCTIONS. TROUBLE SHOT THE SYSTEM ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S PROCEDURES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. PIC ENTERED THE APPROPRIATE DISCREPANCY INTO THE FLIGHT LOG AND THE APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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