Service difficulty report · Pump · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
October 22, 2008
Submitted
November 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B445
Aircraft time
23,271 hours, 25,727 cycles
Part
Pump
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FLIGHT CALLED AROUND THE MBS AREA WITH A MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMP PROBLEM. MAIN HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE DROPS FROM 3000 TO 2000 PSI EVERY 35 SECONDS IN FLIGHT. CREW TALKED TO DISPATCH MXC AND RETURNED TO DTW. WORKED UP NRS FOR FLIGHT TO RETURN TO DTW. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SYSTEM APPEARS NORMAL ON THE GROUND. AUTO FUNCTION SEEMS NORMAL. EMERGENCY IB AND OB ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE CAN START AT 3000 PSI. HYDRAULIC QUANTITY VARIED BETWEEN 80-120 CN IN UPON LANDING WE SMELLED HYDRAULIC FLUID. R&R NLG ACTUATOR IAW JOBCARD NR 323110. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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