Service difficulty report · Powerpack · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
January 21, 2013
Submitted
January 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N377PH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC574
Aircraft time
33,076 hours, 46,523 cycles
Part
Powerpack
Part number
2781009015
Part serial
848
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Hydraulic Sys
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

ON CLIMBOUT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE "UP" POSITION. WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR "DOWN" THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FLY BY AND THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT LANDED AT KSLC WITHOUT INCIDENT. AMF SLC MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND FOUND THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK. CHECKED AND ADJUSTED THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR RIGGING. PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS AND EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION ON JACKS. LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECKED NORMAL.