Service difficulty report · Line · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
November 8, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Part
Line
Part number
2781006137
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rh Wing Root
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN)LOW PRESS LIGHT FLICKERED DURING GEAR RETRACT & THEN CAME ON STEADY. HYD PRESS TO ZERO & NLG UNSAFE LIGHT ON. ALTHOUGH NLG INDICATED DOWN & LOCKED. TOTAL HYD FAILURE . MLG WAS RETRACTED. CRACKED HYD LINE IN THE RH WING ROOT FOUND. FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF LINE, AIR WAS IN HYD SYSTEM & THE ACCUM CONTAINED NIL AIR PRESSURE & HYD FLUID HAD MIGRATED PAST THE PISTON. FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FLAT ACCUM. POWERFUL & RAPID OSCILLATION OF HYD PRESS IS CAUSED BY THE ACTION OF PUMPS ALLOWING A "BORDEN TUBE EFFECT" & HYD TUBES ARE STRESSED AT ANY BENDS. NO PRESSGAUGE ON ACCUMULATOR,