Service difficulty report · Relay · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
December 19, 2020
Submitted
December 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N391AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1391
Aircraft time
7,314 hours, 6,831 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A67P
Engine time
7,149 hours, 6,677 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
CC0109PMMR71B
Part serial
N663
Condition
Faulty
Location
Hyd System
Part time
7,314 hours, 6,831 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

PROBLEM: DURING DEPARTURE FROM KDEN THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED "HYDRAULIC CAS INFLIGHT" THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNSCHEDULED RETURN/DIVERSION BACK TO KDEN. THE CONTROL TOWER DECLARED EMERGENCY AS A PRECATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND SAFE FOR FERRY FLIGHT WHERE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE FERRY FLIGHT TO KAPA WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE AT KAPA FOUND THE RELAY K161 RELAY FAULTY. IT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, IAW WDM 29-10-00 AND THE SYSTEM OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW THE PILATUS AMM 12-B-32-30-00-00A-903A-A AND 12-B-29-00-00-00A-903A-A.