Service difficulty report · Warning System · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
December 22, 2017
Submitted
December 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N249DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT631B
Aircraft time
26,726 hours, 11,719 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT HAD LEVELED OFF AFTER DEPARTURE FROM KDFW WHEN THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT FOLLOWING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES NOTIFIED ATC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, THEN LANDED BACK IN KDFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR OBVIOUS LEAKS AND NONE WERE NOTED AND THE QUANTITY LEVEL WAS OKAY. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE RIGHT LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST PROCEDURES AFTER VERIFYING THE RIGHT SYSTEM WAS IN FACT PRESSURIZING. THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCH HAS BEEN PLACED ON ORDER AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL HAVE TO BE FILED.