Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 14, 2015
Submitted
December 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N152AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC520
Aircraft time
26,483 hours, 29,262 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LT & RT HYD SYS WARNING ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT SELECTED THE LG HANDLE TO THE EXTEND POSITION, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMER LG EXTENSION. FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL EXTENSION OF THE LG, THE LG UNSAFE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED & THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED A LEAK IN A HYD HARD LINE IN THE RT LG WW AREA. REPLACED THE HARD LINE. PERFORMED A HYD SYS MX OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LG & FLAP SYSTEMS. ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL & NO LEAKS PRESENT.