Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 18, 2000
Submitted
February 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AM
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC700
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2781032075
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 2565 - BIL - THE NLG TOOK EXTRA TIME TO LOCK UP, BUT DID LOCK UP. PUSH TO TEST WS USED TO VERIFY. DURING CRUISE, A HYDRAULIC FLUID SMELL WAS NOTED, AND THEN THE R HYD LOW LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF PRESSURE, THEN L HYD CAME ON. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCESURES, SLOWED DOWN AIRCRAFT, AND SELECTED GEAR DOWN, AND DIVERTED TO MAINTENANCE BASE, AS IT ALSO HAD LONGEST RUNWAY. LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID DUE TO HYDRAULIC LEAK. REPLACED NR 6 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE FOR LANDIG GEAR LOCATED AT PILOTS LEFT KICK PANEL ADJACENT TO LEFT RUDDER PEDAL. RE-SERVICED AIRCRAFT, BLED SYSTEM, GEAR SWING OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)