Service difficulty report · Line · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
August 22, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
25,609 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Line
Part number
2781006495
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
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

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE, CREW NOTED HYDRAULIC LEAKAGE ON THE COCKPIT FLOOR. CONDUCTED A NORMAL LANDING, NOSE GEAR UP LINE IN COKPIT WAS LEAKING. REPLACED LINE, ON NEXT LEG, A LINE FAILED IN THE LH GEAR WELL, CREW ACTIVATED EMERGENCY EXTENSION AND NORMAL LANDING CARRIED OUT. THE FOLLOWING DAY ANOTHER LINE CRACKED IN THE WHEEL WELL. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE ACCUMULATOR AFTER THE SECOND OCCURENCE AND NOTED THE PRESSURE WAS LOW. AFTER THE THIRD OCCURENCE, THE ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. NO OTHER OCCURENCES THAT WEEK. ON THE WEEKEND, MAINTENANCE PLACED THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS, AND FOUND SMALL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS DUE TO A FAILED MAIN GEAR UPLOCK POWER PACK SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE