Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Skrsky S61N

Difficulty date
May 13, 2015
Submitted
May 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615CK
Make and model
Skrsky S61N
Aircraft serial
61814
Aircraft time
35,784 hours
Engine
Ge CT581401
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
211C2284
Part serial
P148
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Hyd System
Part time
165 hours, 165 cycles
Component
Hydraulic Sys
Component part number
HP6101002C101
Stage of operation
LD
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

WHEN TESTING HYD SYS USING MOGEN AND SELECTING PRIMARY OFF, IT WOULD NOT. AFTER THE THIRD SELECTION TO OFF, IT FINALLY TURNED OFF SECURING PRESSURE TO PRIMARY WITH A CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FURTHER CHECKS OF THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM WERE NORMAL. ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT 12 MAY, 2015 AUX HYDRAULICS WERE SECURED ON SHORT FINAL, SIMULATING AN INFLIGHT SYSTEM FAILURE, NOT ACTUAL, AND AT THIS TIME ON SHORT FINAL THE PRIMARY SYSTEM STARTED CYCLING ON AND OFF CAUSING BUFFETING AND VIBRATIONS IN THE CYCLIC CONTROL. AUX HYDRAULICS WERE IMMEDIATELY RESTORED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING PERFORMED. UPON REACHING PARKING AND MAINTENANCE CHECKS PERFORMED ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMAL. ON 13 MAY, 2015 AFTER FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE TECHS ISOLATED THE FAULT TO BE THE PRIMARY HYDRAULICS PRESSURE SWITCH. REPLACEMENT WITH AN O/H UNIT RETURNED THE SYSTEMS TO NORMAL OPERATION.