SDR MALA060642

Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 20, 2006
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B402
Aircraft time
23,372 hours, 25,293 cycles
Part
Accumulator
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE NOSE WHEEL WELL AND FORWARD RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE SECTION AS A RESULT OF A MAIN HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR EXPLOSIVE RUPTURE, WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT. A PREVIOUS SDR WAS SUBMITTED TO COVER THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACCUMULATOR COMPONENT FAILURE. THIS REPORT IS TO COVER THE RESULTING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS. A PORTION OF THE RUPTURED ACCUMULATOR TRAVELED DOWNWARD CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL WELL RIGHT SIDEWALL WEB AND LOWER LONGERON (P/N 7253620-068). THE SIDEWALL WEB AND LONGERON WERE SEVERED APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES AFT OF THE FORWARD END OF THE NOSE WHEEL WELL. THE LOWER FORWARD RIGHT SIDE

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