SDR MALA040573

Service difficulty report · Manifold · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 15, 2004
Submitted
September 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B451
Aircraft time
13,679 hours, 14,970 cycles
Part
Manifold
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd Pressure
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND PRESSURE INDICATED LOW AFTER EXTENDING LANDING GEAR. HYDRAULIC QUANTITY READS GOOD. FOLLOWING QRH PUMPING FLAPS DOWN. HAND PUMP WOULD NOT WORK, CAME IN WITH NO FLAPS. ON THE GROUND WENT TO OVERRIDE AND THE PRESSURE CAME UP AND STAYED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED MAIN HYDRAULIC RESEVOIR AND HYD PRESS MANIFOLD. EMERGENCY HAND PUMP OPERATES NORMALLY. EMERGENCY PRESSURE HOLDS NORMALLY.

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