Service difficulty report · Filter · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
July 7, 2014
Submitted
July 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
404
Aircraft time
28,700 hours, 28,003 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, THE BLUE HYD SYSTEM LOW LEVEL INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. 30 MINUTES LATER THE GREEN SYS INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE ACOUSTIC FILTER IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN EXTREME LEAK AT THE PUMP AREA. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ACOUSTIC FILTER IAW JIC29-10-00 RAI 10080. THE SYS CHECKED GOOD IAW JIC 29-00-00 PAD 10010.

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