Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
December 17, 2014
Submitted
December 19, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556UP
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT556
Aircraft time
20,687 hours, 22,849 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2781006029
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BOTH LT & RT HYD FAILURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, WHILE THE HYD PRESS GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING. UNABLE TO EXTEND THE FLAPS PAST THE ¼ POSITION. WHEN THE PILOT PUT THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION THE LG DID NOT EXTEND & THE HYD SYS PRESS GAUGE INDICATED ZERO. THE PILOT PERFORMED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION IAW AMF PROCEDURES & RECEIVED A LG DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLE SHOOTING REVEALED A LEAKING FLAP UP HYD LINE PN 27-81006-029 IN LT WW. REPLACED THE FLAP UP HYD LINE WITH A NEW FABRICATED LINE IAW AMM. PERFORMED FLAP SYS LEAK & OPERATIONAL CHECKS, ALL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.