Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
February 17, 2017
Submitted
February 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709TR
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC709B
Aircraft time
34,366 hours, 28,971 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2781032183
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
34,366 hours, 28,971 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING DESCENT TO KLAN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. THE PILOT PLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT PERFORMED A MANUAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN KLAN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT FLAP UP HYDRAULIC LINE P\N 27-81032-183 WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED A REPLACEMENT LINE AND INSTALLED PER AMM 20-40-00 SECTION 1A-1E OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE NORMAL. LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMPS REPLACED DUE TO LOSS OF PRESSURE LIMITS EXCEEDED. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FILTER'S INSPECTED NO DEFECTS FOUND