Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
July 8, 2013
Submitted
July 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT624B
Aircraft time
24,064 hours, 19,528 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2781032135
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER DEPARTURE, AND CLIMBING THROUGH 12,000, HYD PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO, AND BOTH HYD PRESSURE ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED. AN EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND EXTENDED GEAR MANUALLY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX DISCOVERED THAT THE FLARE ON THE FLAP UP LINE IN THE LEFT GEAR WELL, PN 27-81032-135 WAS LEAKING FROM THE B-NUT FLARE. REPAIRED THE FLARE, AND RE-TORQUED THE B-NUT. SYS FUNCTION TESTED GOOD WITH NO LEAKS NOTED.