Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
September 10, 2015
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424MA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC639
Aircraft time
30,028 hours, 34,120 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2781032776
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON VISUAL APPROACH, PILOT SELECTED LG TO THE EXTENDED POSITION. THE LG POSITION INDICATORS LIGHTS FOR THE MLG REMAINED RED & THE LIGHT FOR NLG DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT CYCLED THE LG & RECEIVED TWO GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE MLG, BUT NO LIGHT FOR THE NLG. PERFORMED AN EMER MANUAL EXTENSION OF THE LG, RECEIVED THREE GREEN DOWN & LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED RT ENG HYD TUBE BY THE OIL TANK CHAFED THROUGH. REPLACED THE HYD TUBE WITH A NEW TUBE, SERVICED THE HYD SYS & PERFORMED HYD SYS OPERATIONAL CHECKS, ALL CHECKED NORMAL.