SDR MALA030292

Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
June 6, 2003
Submitted
June 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B451
Part
Accumulator
Part number
0884230011
Part serial
842310104
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE MSP-ATW HYDRAULIC CAUTION ON CWP CAME ON. QUANTITY IS NORMAL MAIN PRESSURE NORMAL. EMERGENCY PRESSURE WAS LOW. OB/IB BRAKE PRESSURE NORMAL. CYCLED HYDRAULIC SWITCH TO OVERRIDE PUMPED UP BOTH MAIN AND EMERGENCY, BUT EMERGENCY STARTED SLOW LEAK DOWN. A/C DIVERTED TO CWA. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY, FOUND BOTH MAIN AND EMERGENCY QUANTITY NORMAL. NO LEAKAGE, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD ON THE GROUND AND ON THE JACKS IAW LC1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FUNCTION CHECKS. NO BLEED DOWN NOTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR P/N 0884230011, S/N OFF 8423-10104, S/N ON 8423-7909 IAW SF340 AMM 29-10-20. ALL CHECKS GOOD.

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