SDR GAIA9872

Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Cvac 240D

Difficulty date
July 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N94226
Make and model
Cvac 240D
Aircraft serial
48
Part
Hyd Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 184 - INBOUND TO PIT, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION THE CREW GOT A MOMENTARY SAFE THEN UNSAFE INDICATION ON THE MLG DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS. ATC WAS NOTIFIED EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE MLG WAS CYCLED UP AND DOWN RESULTING IN A SAFE INDICATION OF DOWN AND LOCKED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. INSPECTION FOUND AIR HAD BEEN TRAPPED IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CAUSING A FALSE READING ON THE HYDRAULIC SIGHT GAUGE, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED, AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)