Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 30, 2015
Submitted
January 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N346AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B446
Aircraft time
33,245 hours, 37,501 cycles
Part
Accumulator
Condition
Pressure Loss
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MAIN ACCUMULATOR LOSES PRESSURE IN FLIGHT WITHIN 2 MINUTES. PERFORMED OPS CHECK, FOUND TO BE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, COULD NOT DUPLICATE.

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