Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Gulstm 695A

Difficulty date
August 8, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 695A
Aircraft time
6,507 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110
Propeller
Rotol R306382F7
Part
Accumulator
Part number
EA1563
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic System
Component
Hyd.Accum.Regul. · Ozone
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, D

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

What was found

(CAN) 1.A/C JUST COMPLETED ROUTINE 100 HR PERIODIC INSP. 2. HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR REGULATOR ASSY REPL, DUE TO LEAKING ACCUMULATOR (INTERNAL). IT WOULD NOT STORE FLUID PRESSURE: O HR T.S.O. PART INST FUNCTION TESTS & P OST INSP CHECK FLT CARRIED OUT NO FAULT FOUND. 3. ON ROUTINE FLT TO BANGOR CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN, HYDRAULIC SYS PRESSUE DROPPED TO ZERO. GEAR EMERG EXTENSION PROCS WERE APPLIED, GEAR LOCKED DOWN&A/C RETURNED TO BASE (SAINT JOHN). A/CLANDED & TAXIED TO HANGAR. ELECTRO-PUMP - BACKUP WORKED NORMAL FOR BRAKES & STEERING. NO HYD FLOW LIGHTS WERE ON. HYD PUMPS WORKINGOK. NO FLUID LOSS OR EXTERNAL LEAKAGE EVIDENT.4. GROUND TESTS INDICATE FLUID BYPASSING WITHIN ACCUM