SDR MALA965222

Service difficulty report · Flight Controls · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
November 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438MA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC721B
Part
Flight Controls
Condition
Buffeting
Location
Air Frame
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 3090 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM MSP, THE CREW NOTED AN AERODYNAMIC BUFFETING EVERY 5 SECONDS IN AIRSPEED RANGES BETWEEN 160-230 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING TO THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE TENSION. ALL CHECKS GOOD. THE HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATRO PRESSURE WAS SERVICED AFTER IT WAS FOUND TO BE LOW. ENGINE AND DE-ICE SYSTEM CHECKS WERE ALSO PERFORMED. ALL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. (M)