Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
October 25, 2014
Submitted
October 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N152AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC520
Aircraft time
25,897 hours, 28,569 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2781032177
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH, PILOT SELECTED FLAP DOWN, PILOT NOTICED HYD FAILED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE HYD PRESS GAUGE INDICATED 0. PILOT DECIDED THAT THE WINDS WERE TOO HIGH TO PERFORM A LANDING WITHOUT FLAPS AT THAT POINT, PILOT DIVERTED BACK. DURING APPROACH PILOT PERFORMED AN EMER EXTENSION OF THE LG, PILOT RECEIVED THREE GREEN DOWN & LOCKED ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKED HYD LINE, PN 27-81032-177, IN RT LG WW FOR FLAP DOWN PRESS LINE. R & R HYD LINE. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF HYD SYS. ALL SYS CHECKS WERE NORMAL.