Service difficulty report · Fluid · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
April 8, 2017
Submitted
April 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120346
Aircraft time
35,158 hours, 49,069 cycles
Part
Fluid
Condition
Low
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING TAKE OFF FROM KSLC THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE UP POSITION AND UPON RETRACTION OF THE GEAR RECEIVED A LEFT HAND HYDRAULIC LOW LEVEL AND HYD ILLUMINATION WARNING. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC OF THE CONDITION AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT THEN FOLLOWED THE QRH PROCEDURES AND LANDED BACK IN KSLC WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT HAND GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE HYDRAULIC FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH FLUID PER AMM CHAPTER 12-13-01-3 SECTION 6. THE FLUID QUANTITY CHECK WAS WITHIN LIMITS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

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