Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
April 22, 2015
Submitted
April 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC752
Aircraft time
29,275 hours, 42,642 cycles
Part
Accumulator
Part number
223002
Part serial
919
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED BOTH LT & RT HYD FAIL ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED, VERIFIED FAILURE HYD PRESS INDICATOR WAS READING ZERO PRESSURE. PILOT INFORMED ATC OF THE SITUATION & PERFORMED A MANUAL EXTENSION OF THE LG. PILOT RECEIVED THREE GREEN DOWN & LOCK INDICATION LIGHTS. PERFORMED A ZERO DEGREES FLAP LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A CRACKED END CAP ON THE HYD ACCUMULATOR. REPLACED ACCUMULATOR WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. REPLACED BOTH ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMPS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF HYD SYS. ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL.