What was found
AT LEAST 1 HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR (MAIN) EXPLODED IN FLIGHT. MAIN AND EMERGENCY ACCUMULATOR PRESSURES READ 0 PSI. HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AT 60 CU INCH INBD AND OTBD ACCUMULATORS AT 2800 PSI. GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION WAS USED.
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2009
- Submitted
- March 3, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N352CJ
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 352
- Aircraft time
- 31,135 hours, 35,477 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CT79B
- System (JASC)
- 2911 · Hydraulic Power Accumulator, Main
- Part
- Accumulator
- Condition
- Exploded
- Location
- Hyd System
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.