Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
July 19, 2012
Submitted
July 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658CT
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120328
Aircraft time
33,351 hours, 44,765 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Low
Location
Green System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT FROM CDC TO GCN; AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP THE CREW RECEIVED AN AURAL WARNING WITH ASSOCIATED WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THE LEFT (GREEN) HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY LEVEL WAS LOW. THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN WHICH EXTENDED AND LOCKED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CDC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR SIGNS OF HYDRAULIC LEAKS BUT NONE WERE FOUND. THE GREEN SYSTEM WAS SERVICED WITH FLUID AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED AFTER LANDING AT CDC THAT THERE WERE NO FURTHER ISSUES WITH THE SYSTEM.

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