Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
June 25, 2019
Submitted
July 2, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N241DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT607B
Aircraft time
27,543 hours, 23,410 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2781006001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
27,543 hours, 23,410 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY: THE PILOT REPORTED DURING CLIMB OUT FROM KCVG THAT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT INFORMED ATC AND FOLLOWED PROCEDURE AND THEN CONTINUED TO KSUS. THEN PERFORMED A MANUAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, RECEIVING A (3 GREEN) DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN KSUS WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND FOUND THE GEAR UP TUBE ASSEMBLY P\N 27-81006-001 CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE TUBE ASSEMBLY BY PLACING A UNION IN THE LINE. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE SYSTEM AND PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS AND OPERATION OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS NORMAL.