Service difficulty report · Line · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
April 15, 2018
Submitted
April 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N249DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT631B
Aircraft time
26,846 hours, 22,514 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
2781032261
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED AT CRUISE, THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ANNUNCIATION ILLUMINATED. EXECUTED QRH, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING INSPECTION, HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE. SERVICED THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR. CYCLED GEAR AND FLAPS 10 TIMES CHECKING FOR LEAKS USING HYDRAULIC MULE. OPS CHECKED GOOD WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE RUNS. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AND A LEAK DEVELOP FROM OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. FOUND HYDRAULIC LINES LEAKING FLUID INBOARD SIDE AND AFT OF THE RIGHT ENGINE FIREWALL. FOUND HYDRAULIC PUMP DRAIN LINES WITH EVIDENCE OF CHAFING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HYD LINES. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.