SDR PNSA020102

Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
January 14, 2001
Submitted
January 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640PA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC759B
Aircraft time
25,126 hours, 16,674 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT FROM AKN 3 MINUTES AFTER GEAR RETRACTION HYD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WITH LOSS OF HYD PRESSURE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND RETURNED TO AKN. PILOT NOTED ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT NOTICED SMALL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS BUT PRESSURE STAYED WITHIN GREEN EXCEPT ONE TIME IT REACHED YELLOW. MAINTENANCE FOUND NOSE GEAR UP LINE AT LT WING ROOT CRACKED IN BEND. A/C LANDING GEAR DEACTIVATED AND HYD SERVICED. A/C FERRIED TO ANC MAINTENANCE BASE FOR REPAIR. THIS WAS THE 3RD OCCURRENCE OF A CRACKED NOSE GEAR UP LINE IN THE LAST WEEK. FOUND HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR TO HAVE LOW NITROGEN CHARGE (LAST SERVICED 270 HOURS PREVIOUS) AND CHECKED ALL RIGGING OF NOSE GEAR. BOTH HYDRAULIC PUMPS REPLACED.