Service difficulty report · Indicator · Skrsky S76B

Difficulty date
May 6, 2004
Submitted
May 25, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N761LL
Make and model
Skrsky S76B
Aircraft serial
760379
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Indicator
Part number
0711311820
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYS RETURN FILTER BYPASS INDICATOR WAS FOUND EXTENDED (POPPED) ON PREFLIGHT CHECK. WHEN WE REMOVED THE FILTER TO CHANGE IT, A SMALL PIN WAS FOUND IN THE FILTER BOWL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, A HOLE WAS FOUND ON THE SIDE OF THE BYPASS INDICATOR. WE INSPECTED A NEW BYPASS INDICATOR AND DETERMINED THE PIN THAT WAS FOUND IN THE FILTER BOWL SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN THE HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE INDICATOR. RECOMMEND STAKING THE PIN AFTER IT IS INSTALLED IN THE SIDE OF THE INDICATOR.