Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
October 17, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
25,489 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Accumulator
Part number
223003
Part serial
148
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ACCUMULATOR WAS REMOVED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING HYDRAULIC LEAKS IN SYSTEM. IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE ACCUMULATOR WAS NOT DOING ITS JOB OF ABSORBING THE HYDRAULIC SHOCKS. UPON REMOVAL IT WAS NOTED THAT THE INTERNAL PISTON WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS. THE -3 ACCUMULATOR DOES NOT SHOW UP IN THE PRESENT IPC. THE ACCUMULATOR WAS INSTALLED IN 2002 AND CAME INTO INVENTORY IN 1999 AND WAS CERTIFIED IN 1997. (TC NR 20071018003)