SDR 98ZZZX936

Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
January 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788C
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC430B
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2781032075
Condition
Failed
Location
Bs 69.35
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ALB/ROC - EN ROUTE, LEFT AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED ALMOST TO ZERO. CREW LANDED AT ROC WITH AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, NO FLAP, AND NO NOSE WHEEL STEERING. LANDING UNEVENTFUL, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL WAS NOT NOTIFIED. ACFT ISSUED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT AND A ONE-TIME FERRY FLT FROM ROC/BTV. MAINT AT BTV DISCOVERED THE NLG UP-LINE HAD A HOLE AT 90 DEGREE BEND AT STA 69.35 AND LINE WAS REPLACED. PRESS WAS INSUFFICIENT ON BOTH HYD PUMPS AND BOTH UNITS REPLACED WITH O/H UNITS. MAINT C/W A PUMP CAVITATION INSP, SERVICED HYD SYS, AND PERFORMED A GEAR SWING. NO DEFECTS NOTED ON LEAK CHECK OR OPS CHECK ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.