Service difficulty report · Line · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
January 16, 2017
Submitted
January 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560UP
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT560
Aircraft time
22,469 hours, 22,089 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
2781032081
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
22,469 hours, 22,089 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE, WHEN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT NOTED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPING BELOW NORMAL LIMITS. THE PILOT NOTIFIED COMPANY DISPATCH AND ARRANGED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. THE PILOT FOLLOWING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PERFORMED A MANUAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS AND FOUND THAT A HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UP CIRCUIT HAD A SMALL PIN HOLE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LINE WITH A FABRICATED SERVICEABLE UNIT. IAW SA 227 AMM 20-40-00. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS AND FLUSHED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE MAIN SYSTEM FILTER WAS REPLACED WITH NEW. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS AND GROUND RUNS AND LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.