Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
March 31, 2015
Submitted
April 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N241DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT607B
Aircraft time
25,068 hours, 21,706 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2781006261
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AT 21,000’ THE PILOT NOTICED THE RED LT & RT HYD PRESS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT CHECKED HIS HYD PRESS GAUGE & IT WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 500 & 1500 PSI FOR 5 SECONDS & THEN WENT TO 0. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF THE SITUATION & DECLARED AN EMER, THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE EMER PROCEDURES IN THE PILOT OPERATING MANUAL. PERFORMED MANUAL EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED A LEAKING HYD LINE ON RT SIDE OF HYD POWER PACK. REPLACED LINE & PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF LANDING GEAR SYS. ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL.