Service difficulty report · Fitting · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
February 3, 2001
Submitted
May 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N850LS
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
DC850B
Part
Fitting
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL, THE CREW NOTICED THE RT HYD PRESS LIGHT CAME ON. GEAR WAS ALREADY DOWN AND FLAPS WERE AT FULL. CREW NOTICED FLUCTUATIONS IN HYD PRESSURE. CREW TURNED OFF NOSE WHEEL STEERING. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL LT HYD PRESS LIGHT CAME ON JUST BEFORE REACIHNG THE GATE. CREW SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. HYDRAULIC LEAK IN LEFT FLAP ACTUATOR AREA. REPLACED BULKHEAD FITTING THAT GOES FROM FLAP HARD LINE TO FLEX LINE IN AFT END OF NACELLE. SERVICED AND BLED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. HYD SYSTEMS OPS CHECKED GOOD. (M)