Service difficulty report · Valve · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
June 21, 2020
Submitted
June 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33JA
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
261
Aircraft time
6,405 hours, 4,491 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
6,328 hours, 4,439 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Valve
Part number
9603001261
Part serial
H640230A
Condition
Worn
Location
Hyd System
Part time
6,405 hours, 4,491 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

AFTER THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE DOWN POSITION BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED BY A GREEN LIGHT, HOWEVER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION REMAINED RED. THE PILOT TERMINATED HIS APPROACH AND INITIATED A CLIMB TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION. THE PILOT CONTACTED SALT LAKE CENTER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND SQUAWKED 7700. ATC GAVE HIM A DISCRETE SQUAWK CODE WHICH HE ENTERED. CONTINUED HIS CLIMB TO 16,000 FEET AND RAN THROUGH THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST. ACTIVATED THE HAND PUMP 5-8 TIMES AND THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RED LIGHT WENT OUT. CONTINUED ON TO AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDED AT KSLC. THE GROUND SERVICE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED UNDER WORK ORDER M3601.