Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
March 8, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft time
142 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
250 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) PILOT REPORTED THAT 2.5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, HYDRAULIC ADVISORY ILLUMINATED AND GONG HEARD. CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED AND RESET MINUTES LATER. PILOT SAID THAT WHEN CB PULLED, LOAD ON GENERATORS DIMINISHED. WHEN CB RESET NOT RISE IN AMPERAGE ON GENERATORS ALL NORMAL. ACFT FLEW 2 MORE LEGS WITH NO HYDRAULIC ADVISORIES. WHEN ACFT RETURNED TO BASE, CHECKED ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE SATISFACTORY, SYS PRESSURE SATISFACTORY. NO FLUID LEAKAGE. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SNAG. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.