Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
January 22, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
21,244 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FINAL DESCENT, THE LEFT-HAND HYDRAULIC ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONSISTENT AT NORMAL PRESSURE. THE CREW ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON WITH NORMAL OPERATIONS AS LANDING WAS WITHIN 2 - 3 MINUTES. SHORTLY AFTER FLAP EXTENSION THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE BEGAN TO FALL AND WE IMMEDIATELY LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS UTILIZED AND A DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION WAS OBTAINED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE MAIN TERMINAL AND IT WAS THEN NOTICED THAT BOTH HYDRAULIC ANNUNCIATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. AFTER SHUTDOWN, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS OBSERVED DRIPPING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AT THE BASE SEAL. DURING INSTALLATION OF THE REPLACEMENT POWER PACK A DAMAGED HYDRAULIC LINE "FLARE" WAS NOTICED ON THE UP LINE. THIS LINE WAS NOT A CAUSE OF THE LEAKING FLUID. THE FLARE WAS FLARED AT THE SAME TIME AND THEN HYD CHECKS AND GEAR SWINGS WERE CARRIED OUT SUCCESSFULLY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.