Service difficulty report · Line · Amtr SEAWIND3000

Difficulty date
October 3, 2016
Submitted
October 13, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N57TJ
Make and model
Amtr SEAWIND3000
Aircraft serial
52
Aircraft time
140 hours
Engine
Lyc AEIO540L1B5
Part
Line
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd Ysstem
Stage of operation
DE
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 PRELANDING CHECK, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OUT AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS AT ZERO. ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT RIGHT MAIN GEAR OR TO LOWER LEFT MAIN GEAR WITH BACKUP HYDRAULIC PUMP WITHOUT SUCCESS. TRIED ABRUPT MANEUVERS TO FORCE LEFT GEAR DOWN WHICH RESULTED IN RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICTOR LIGHT COMING ON, BUT LEFT MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL STAYED UP. MADE LANDING AT RENTON AIRPORT WITH NO FLAPS WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL UP. AFTER LANDING DISCOVERED ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT AND PUMP RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. ADDED FLUID, PRESSURIZED SYSTEM AND LOCATED LEAK IN HYDRAULIC LINE SUPPLYING FLUID TO ACTUATE NOSE WHEEL UP. LEAK CAUSED BY CRACK IN FLARE OF 1/4" ALUMINUM HYDRAULIC LINE.