Service difficulty report · Relay · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
November 5, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
1,350 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Relay
Part number
9740926112
Part serial
P284
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
9
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

ON TAKEOFF, PILOT SELECTED MLG UP, A HYD CAUTION & WARNING SYS LAMP, MASTER CAUTION & AURAL GONG ACTIVATED. MLG SELECTED DOWN NO CHANGE OBSERVED & MLG SELECTED UP NO CHANGE OBSERVED. HYD C/B PULLED. INDICATION OF A RED NLG LIGHT & GREEN MLG LIGHTS. PILOT FLEW ACFT BACK TO MAIN BASE, WITH MLG DOWN. ON APPROACH, MLG SELECTED DOWN & EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE WAS USED TO APPLY DOWN PRESSURE & TO CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS HYD PRESS. ALL 3 GREEN MLG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ACFT DID A LOW FLY OVER TO CONFIRM DOWN. LANDING UNEVENTFULL. HYD POWER RELAY FOUND FAILED. HYD POWER RELAY REPLACED. MLG RETRACTION & EXTENTION TEST PERFORMED, NO DEFECTS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.