Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
June 22, 2014
Submitted
June 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424MA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC639
Aircraft time
29,162 hours, 33,580 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2781032263
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH THE PILOT NOTICED A HIGH PITCH WHINE COMING FROM WHERE HE BELIEVED TO BE THE RT ENG. AFTER THREE SECONDS THE PILOT NOTICED BOTH HYD LOW PRESS ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED. CHECKED HYD QTY GAUGE & READING WAS 0. PILOT STARTED EMER PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN QRH, DECLARED AN EMER. MANUALLY EXTENDED LG & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A CRACK IN THE HYD LINE LOCATED IN THE LT ENG AREA. R & R HYD LINE WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, ALSO REPLACED BOTH LT & RT HYD PUMPS & INSPECTED THE SYS FILTER AS A PRECAUTION ALL WORK COMPLETED IAW ACFT MM 29-10-20. PERFORMED SYS OPERATIONAL CHECKS, LEAK CHECK & LG SWINGS IAW MM 29-00-00 & 32-00-00. ALL SYS CHECKS WERE NORMAL.