Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
August 13, 2020
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708RE
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
708
Aircraft time
10,860 hours, 10,537 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Engine time
1,676 hours, 1,955 cycles
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Location
Hyd System
Component
Hydraulic Power · Vickers · 933578
Component part number
9603001154
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

"HYDRAULIC" CAUTION ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. HAD TO PUMP GEAR DOWN BY HAND. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE ABOVE MAX LIMIT ABOVE 3050 PSI. ADJUST PUMP PRESSURE TO 3000PSI. VERIFIED ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE WITHIN LIMITS. OPERATION CHECK GOOD ON PRESSURE SWITCH BEFORE 2450PSI ACTIVATION OF PUMP. RETRACTED GEAR, NO EXTERNAL LEAKS NOTED. GEAR DID NOT CYCLE PUMP. OPERATIONS GOOD, EXTENDED GEAR. REFERENCE PC 12/47 AMM CH 12-A-29-00-00-00A-903A-A, 12-A-29-10-02-00A-901A-A.