Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
June 25, 2012
Submitted
July 13, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N26932
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC660
Part
Accumulator
Part number
223002
Part serial
942
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS NORMALLY BUT THE HYD PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE HYD PRESSURE GAUGE READING ZERO. MX FOUND THE MAIN HYD ACCUMULATOR HAD RUPTURED, SPILLING OUT ALL OF THE FLUID.