Service difficulty report · Line · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 19, 2004
Submitted
January 27, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N27465
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC755B
Aircraft time
25,524 hours, 32,025 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MRR-M04-20, DURING CRUISE, CREW NOTED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ENROUTE TO NEXT STATION. THEY DIVERTED TO AN AIRPORT WITH BETTER RUNWAYS FOR LANDING FLAPS UP AND WITH NO NOSE WHEEL STEERING. CREW MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR, THE LANDED FLAPS UP AND WITHOUT NOSE WHEEL STEERING. CREW LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. HYDRAULIC LINE LEAK. REPLACED HYDRAULIC GEAR UP LINE IN THE COCKPIT, LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECK GOOD. CRACK OR EROSION IN THE BEND RADIUS SEEMS TO ORIGINATE AT TOOLING MARKS IN THE OUTSIDE OF THE CURVE. THIS IS A MFG (FACTORY) MADE LINE. LINE WAS REPLACED, BOTH HYD PUMPS AND FILTER WERE REPLACED DUE TO BEING RUN MORE THAN 20 MIN W/O HYDRAULIC FLUID. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. (NM05200502387) (K)