Service difficulty report · Connector · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
September 22, 2005
Submitted
September 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK180
Aircraft time
6,217 hours, 4,961 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
MS3116F84S
Condition
Defective
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED DURING CRUISE FLT, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATED 2,000 PSI AND ON RED LINE. WHEN PRESSURE RELIEF SWITCH MOVED, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATED 100 PSI. DUE TO A LONGER RUNWAY LENGTH AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KLGB AND AN EMERGENCY DECLARED. A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PERFORMED AND AN UNEVENTFUL NO FLAPS LANDING MADE. EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE USED TO STOP ACFT. MX DISCOVERED SEVERAL AREAS OF NICKED WIRING FOR HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATION. AREAS OF NICKED WIRE REPLACED. A CONNECTOR FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. AIR REMOVED FROM EMERGENCY BRAKING SYS, AND SEVERAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CYCLES WERE COMPLETED. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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