Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Beech 76

Difficulty date
August 7, 2007
Submitted
August 21, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N61265
Make and model
Beech 76
Aircraft serial
ME135
Engine
Lyc LO360A1G6
Propeller
Hartzl HCM2YR
Part
Accumulator
Part number
8907021
Part serial
1589128E
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hys Sys
Part time
1,440 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TRAINING FLIGHT IN PREP FOR COMMERCIAL/AMEL, PILOT PERFORMED INTENTIONAL SHUTDOWN OF LT ENGINE (FEATHERED). WAS UNABLE TO RESTART WITH ACCUMULATOR AND BEGAN PROCEDURE TO RESTART WITHOUT ACCUMULATOR WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCUMULATOR REVEALED A RUPTURED DIAPHRAGM. REPLACED LT ACCUMULATOR AND RT ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY METHOD. (K)

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