Service difficulty report · Pump · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 19, 2004
Submitted
November 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK180
Aircraft time
5,511 hours, 4,357 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
4AS65020001
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

CREW REPORTED, IN CLIMB, NOTICED HYD PRESS FLUCTUATING ABOVE NORM. AFTER FL390, PRESS STABLE FOR 5 TO 10 MINS THEN INCREASED TO 2000 PSI AND HELD. EMERG DECLARED. A/C LANDED USING ALT GEAR EXTENSION, WITH A NO FLAPS APPROACH. PWR BRAKE FAILURE CHECKLIST USED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS DURING LANDING. MX FOUND LOOSE WIRE SPLICE FOR NR 4 WIRE OF HYD PRESS XMITTER CANNON PLUG. NEW SPLICE INSTALLED, OPS CHECK OF HYD PRESS IND WAS PERFORMED. SPEED BRAKES, FLAPS, L/G, THRUST REVERSERS, AND BRAKE SYSTEMS WERE BLED. THE N2 BLOW DOWN BOTTLE WAS SERVICED. OP`S CHECK WAS GOOD. PROBLEM REOCCURED DURING TEST FLT LT/RT ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMPS AND RT HYD PUMP DRAIN LINE REPLACED. TEST FLT COMPLETED. A/C RETURNED TO SERV.

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