Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
March 13, 2018
Submitted
March 13, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N361GB
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Aircraft serial
132
Aircraft time
3,672 hours, 2,832 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Part number
920422
Part serial
F9513667
Condition
Failed
Part time
3,669 hours, 2,831 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND NOTED THAT USUAL GEAR MOTOR SOUNDS WERE NOT AUDIBLE. HAD 3 RED INDICATIONS ON THE ALL GEAR FOR APPROX 10 SECONDS BEFORE A POSITIVE INDICATION WAS RECEIVED ON ONLY BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS NOT A POSITIVE INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR, STILL ILLUMINATED RED. FOUND THE HYD SYSTEM FAILED.