Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Stbros SD360300

Difficulty date
October 29, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Stbros SD360300
Engine
Pwa PT6A65AR
Part
Gearbox
Part number
NOASSYPN
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Hyd System
Part time
24,454 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING LAST 2 MINUTES OF APPROACH THE RT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED OFF. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND WAS TOWED TO HANGAR. RT HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN. PRESSURE DID NOT RETURN. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN INTERNAL ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR FAILURE. VIEWED THROGH THE OIL FILLER NECK SEVERAL GEARS COULD BE SEEN WITH CHIPPED TEETH AND ONE GEAR COULD BE SEEN LAYING HORIZONTALLY.