Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 23, 2013
Submitted
December 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N227LJ
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC522
Aircraft time
29,009 hours, 31,542 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2781006109
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Rt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT & RT HYD PRESS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. LOSS OF HYD PRESS WAS CONFIRMED BY A ZERO PSI INDICATION ON THE HYD PRESS INDICATOR. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION & MADE A SAFE LANDING. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A LG UP HYD LINE IN THE RT WW HAD FAILED & SUBSEQUENTLY ALLOWED ALL OF THE HYD FLUID TO JETTISON THE ACFT. THE LINE WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE PART, THE HYD FILTER WAS INSPECTED FOR DEBRIS WITH NONE FOUND, OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECK WERE PERFORMED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.