Service difficulty report · Tube · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
May 6, 2004
Submitted
November 2, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft time
3,757 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UHR
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Tube
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL 200 RT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ANNUNCIATION WENT FROM INTERMITTENT TO CONTINUOUS. ON LANDING FLAPS AND GEAR SELECTION RESULTED IN FURTHER LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND THE LT HYDRAULIC ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AND FLAPS WERE SLOW TO EXTEND. AUXILLIARY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS RUN AND THE GEAR LOCKED DOWN. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED HYDRAULIC OIL ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A CHAFFED HOLE IN A HYDRAULIC SUPPLY LINE IN THE RT WING LEADING EDGE INBOARD OF THE NACELLE WHICH THEY REPLACED. THE LEADING EDGE AREA IS CROWDED WITH MANY METAL LINES THAT CAN CHAFE EACH OTHER.