Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
August 11, 2000
Submitted
September 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158MC
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC726B
Part
Accumulator
Part number
223002
Part serial
244
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydralic System
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

HOT - FLT 1311 - AFTER NORMAL GEAR RETRACTION, CREW NOTICED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW. LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN FLAPS UP WAS SELECTED. CREW CONFIRMED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW ON HYD PRESSURE GAUGE. GEAR PUMPED DOWN AND ACFT RETURNED TO STATION WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR HAD CRACKED ON HYD FLUID END CAUSING HYD FLUID LOSS. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR, SERVICED AND OPS CHECKED SYSTEM. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. (X)