Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 20, 2011
Submitted
November 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N210CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
210
Aircraft time
39,864 hours, 46,761 cycles
Part
Accumulator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Brake System
Stage of operation
LD
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.

What was found

FLIGHT 5030 LANDED IN LFT AND IMMEDIATELY HAD AN OUTBOARD ACCUMULATOR LEAK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY AND ENTERED THE RAMP AREA. UPON ARRIVAL ON THE RAMP AREA THE AIRCRAFT LOST BRAKING ABILITY AND NOSEWHEEL STEERING AS WELL AS ALL HYDRAULIC LEVELS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED INTO THE GATE BY THE LFT GROUND CREW AND WE ARE AWAITING CONTRACT MAINTENANCE IN LFT AT THIS TIME.

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