Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
April 20, 2001
Submitted
May 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
1,205 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Accumulator
Part number
9603001291
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Power Pack
Part time
1,497 hours, 908 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED LANDING GEAR FAILED TO LOCK UP IN RETRACTED POSITION. GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND EMERGENCY HAND PUMP WAS USED TO LOCK GEAR IN PLACE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN TO MAINTENANCE BASE WITH GEAR DOWN. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE SWITCH ON THE NITROGEN SIDE OF THE ACCUMULATOR. WHEN THE SWITCH WAS REMOVED THERE WAS HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE NITROGEN SIDE OF THE ACCUMULATOR. THE ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED AND GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION FUNCTIONAL TEST CARRIED OUT.